SIXTH
Dictionary entry overview: What does sixth mean?
• SIXTH (noun)
The noun SIXTH has 3 senses:
1. position six in a countable series of things
2. one part in six equal parts
3. the musical interval between one note and another six notes away from it
Familiarity information: SIXTH used as a noun is uncommon.
• SIXTH (adjective)
The adjective SIXTH has 1 sense:
1. coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position
Familiarity information: SIXTH used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SIXTH (noun)
Meaning:
Position six in a countable series of things
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("sixth" is a kind of...):
rank (relative status)
Meaning:
One part in six equal parts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
one-sixth; sixth
Hypernyms ("sixth" is a kind of...):
common fraction; simple fraction (the quotient of two integers)
Meaning:
The musical interval between one note and another six notes away from it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("sixth" is a kind of...):
interval; musical interval (the difference in pitch between two notes)
• SIXTH (adjective)
Meaning:
Coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position
Synonyms:
6th; sixth
Similar:
ordinal (being or denoting a numerical order in a series)
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