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Definition of sixth - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
order in seriescoming next after the fifth in a series
- He finished the race in sixth place..
Noun
1.
orderperson or thing in the position after five others
- She finished in sixth in the race.
2.
fractionone of six equal parts of a whole
- He ate a sixth of the pizza.
3.
musicTECH. the interval between one note and another five notes higherTECH.
- The song starts with a major sixth.
Expressions with sixth
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sense or ability to know things beyond the five senses
Some people believe they have a sixth sense.
person or thing in position number seventy-six
He was the seventy-sixth to cross the finish line.
student who has completed five academic years and continues in the next
The sixth year presented his project to the class.
one of six equal parts of a whole
He ate one-sixth of the pizza.
ranked 26th in a sequence
He finished in the twenty-sixth place in the race..
school year for children aged 11-12 after fifth grade
My sister is in sixth grade this year.
student in the sixth grade in school
My brother is a sixth grader this year.
student in the last two years of secondary school
The sixth-former is preparing for university entrance exams..
classes for students aged 16 to 18 in British schools
The sixth form prepares students for A levels.
ordinal number for position 46 in a sequence
She finished in the forty-sixth place in the race.
person sharing a great-great-great-great-great-grandparent
I discovered that she is my sixth cousin.
of very low quality or value
The movie was a sixth-rate production with poor acting and a weak plot.
ordinal number indicating position 36 in a sequence
She finished in the thirty-sixth place in the race.
important basketball player who is not in the starting lineup
He won the award for best sixth man this season.
augmented sixth sonority with major third and raised fourth
In analysis, the piece uses a French sixth before the cadence.
nerve that controls side movement of the eye
The sixth cranial nerve was damaged in the accident.
viral infection causing fever and rash in children
The toddler was diagnosed with sixth disease after developing a rash.
final year of secondary school before A-levels
She is studying hard in the upper sixth.
Origin of sixth
Latin, sextus (sixth)
Terms with sixth included in their meaning
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abr: June
the sixth month of the year
day of week
sixth day of the week
order
coming next after the twenty-sixth in position
music
syllable for the sixth note in solfège
education level
school for first through sixth or eighth grades
alphabet
sixth letter of the Greek alphabet
diet science
polyunsaturated lipid with sixth carbon double bond, vital for wellbeing
astrology
the sixth sign of the zodiac
music
musical scale with raised sixth and seventh ascending
music
related to a minor scale with raised sixth and seventh notes
chemical structure
polyunsaturated fatty acid with a double bond at the sixth carbon
music note
raised sixth note in a major scale in solfège
morning time
the start of the sixth hour of the day
music
the interval of an octave plus a sixth
abr: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
federal court covering certain states in the United States
medical
sixth cranial nerve responsible for eye movement
medical
sixth cranial nerve that controls lateral eye movement
calendar
sixth month of the Hindu calendar
Nanakshahi calendar
sixth month of the Nanakshahi calendar
music
guitar tuning with the sixth string tuned to D
acr: Hail to the Thief
Radiohead's sixth studio album
calendar
sixth month of the Islamic calendar
tonic sol-fa
sixth note of any major scale
ordinal number
ranked between ninety-fourth and ninety-sixth
Examples of sixth in a sentence
This is the sixth time I've called. He was the sixth to arrive at the party. The book is on the sixth shelf. She received a sixth of the inheritance. A sixth of the cake was left after the party. She played a perfect sixth on the piano.
The harmony included a minor sixth.
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- French:sixième, sixte, ...
- German:sechste, Sechste, ...
- Italian:sesto, sesta posizione, ...
- Spanish:sexta, sexta parte, ...
- Portuguese:sexto, sexta, ...
- Chinese:第六, 第六名, ...
- Japanese:6番目, 6位, ...
- Arabic:سَادِس, السادس, ...
- Hebrew:שִׁישִׁי, שִׁשִּׁי, ...
- Russian:шестой, шестая позиция, ...
- Ukrainian:шостий, шоста частина, ...
- Hindi:छठा, छठे स्थान पर, ...
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