SIXTHS

Noun

sixths

plural of sixth

Source: Wiktionary


SIXTH

Sixth, a. Etym: [From Six: cf. AS. sixta, siexta.]

1. First after the fifth; next in order after the fifth.

2. Constituting or being one of six equal parts into which anything is divided.

Sixth, n.

1. The quotient of a unit divided by six; one of six equal parts which form a whole.

2. The next in order after the fifth.

3. (Mus.)

Definition: The interval embracing six diatonic degrees of the scale.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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