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sixteenth
adj
    1a. In counting: next after fifteenth;
    1b. In counting: last of sixteen.
    2. In sixteenth position.
    3a. The sixteenth day of the month;
      Form: the sixteenth
    3b. golf.
      The sixteenth hole.
      Form: the sixteenth
noun
    1. One of sixteen equal parts. Also as adj.
      Example: a sixteenth share
    2. A fraction equal to one divided by sixteen (usually written &onesixteenth; ).
    3. A person coming sixteenth, eg in a race or exam.
      Example: In spite of all her training, she came in a poor sixteenth
adverb
    1. Sixteenthly.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon; see sixteen + -th.



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