sixth
noun
plural sixths
ˈsiks(ts),
ˈsiks(t)ths
1
: one that is number six in a series
We'll be arriving on the sixth.
Her office is the sixth on the left.
see Table of Numbers
2
: one of six equal parts of something
one sixth of the total
3
a
: a musical interval embracing six diatonic degrees
b
: a tone at this interval
specifically
: submediant
c
: the harmonic combination of two tones a sixth apart
sixth
adjective or adverb
the book's sixth chapter
the state's sixth largest city
sixthly
ˈsiksth-lē
adverb
ˈsikst-
Sixthly, don't let your screaming tenor soar an octave above all the balance of the chorus …
—
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
Examples of sixth in a Sentence
Only about a sixth of the town voted for her.
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Prospect watch: Right-hander Zach Agnos, hoping to impress enough to earn a spot in the big-league bullpen, served up solo home runs to Tyler Stephenson and Will Benson in Cincinnati’s two-run sixth.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2025
The air up there Saturday’s 72-69 win at Wyoming was the Aztecs’ sixth in elevation this season.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
His participation in the Sanremo Festival, scheduled for February 11-15, is already the 29-year-old’s sixth.
—Billboard Italy, Billboard, 5 Feb. 2025
The Padres had runners on the corners with one out in the sixth.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
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Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2025
The air up there Saturday’s 72-69 win at Wyoming was the Aztecs’ sixth in elevation this season.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
His participation in the Sanremo Festival, scheduled for February 11-15, is already the 29-year-old’s sixth.
—Billboard Italy, Billboard, 5 Feb. 2025
The Padres had runners on the corners with one out in the sixth.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
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sixth
noun
ˈsiks(t)th
ˈsiks(t)
plural sixths
1
: one that is number six in a series see number
2
: the difference in pitch between the first tone and the sixth tone of a scale
sixth
adjective or adverb
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