sixth
noun
\ ˈsiks(t)th
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plural sixths\ ˈsiks(ts)
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Definition of sixth
1
: one that is number six in a series — see Table of Numbers
2a
: a musical interval embracing six diatonic degrees
c
: the harmonic combination of two tones a sixth apart
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Other Words from sixth
sixth
adjective or adverb
sixthly
\ ˈsiksth-lē
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adverb
, ˈsikst- \
adverb
Examples of sixth in a Sentence
Only about a sixth of the town voted for her.
Recent Examples on the Web
UConn is in the Northeast, where college football is about sixth in the pecking order behind the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL and college basketball. — Mike Bianchi, orlandosentinel.com, "UConn going broke a cautionary tale for UCF, USF and other Group of 5 schools | Commentary," 3 July 2019 Tom Brady will turn 42 years old in just over a month and is coming off his record sixth Super Bowl win. — Andy Nesbitt, For The Win, "Tom Brady appeared to take a shot at Max Kellerman with this impressive workout photo," 27 June 2019 Major League Baseball is on a record-shattering pace for homers this season, but no one came close to clearing the walls until Charlie Blackmon connected in the NL sixth. — Ben Walker, The Denver Post, "AL holds off NL for 4-3 win in All-Star Game," 9 July 2019 Doing so would generate a few months' worth of industrial carbon dioxide emissions but eliminate up to one sixth of overall warming. — Rob Jackson, Scientific American, "To Fight Climate Change, We Should Actually Add Carbon Dioxide to the Atmosphere," 31 July 2019 For example, San Francisco permits tall buildings only in its northeast corner and Bayview, which together comprise less than a sixth of the city. — Anup Malani, WSJ, "To Encourage New Housing, Tax It," 7 July 2019 While laying siege to the city of Tunis, up to one sixth of the Crusader army died, including Louis’ son John Tristan, may have also died of the disease. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "Fear of Foreign Food May Have Led to the Death of This Crusader King," 26 June 2019 Oregon has the nation’s lowest cell phone taxes according to the Tax Foundation, which says the state’s cellular taxes are just one-sixth of the national average. — Mike Rogoway, oregonlive.com, "Oregon House approves cell phone fee," 24 June 2019 One of the biggest new areas of focus for Alphabet is in the health care space, which accounts for a sixth of the dollars spent in the US economy. — Matt Mcfarland, CNN, "Alphabet is betting big on moonshots but so are startups," 5 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sixth.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for sixth
sixth
noun
English Language Learners Definition of sixth
: the number six in a series
: one of six equal parts of something
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sixth
adjective
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Kids Definition of sixth
(Entry 1 of 2)
: coming right after fifth
sixth
nounKids Definition of sixth (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: number six in a series
2
: one of six equal parts
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