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sixthly Definition


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sixth
adj
    1a. In counting: next after fifth;
    1b. In counting: last of six.
    2. In sixth position.
    3a. The sixth day of the month;
      Form: the sixth
    3b. golf.
      The sixth hole.
      Form: the sixth
noun
    1. One of six equal parts. Also as adj.
      Example: a sixth share
    2. A fraction equal to one divided by six (usually written &onesixth; ).
    3. A person coming sixth, eg in a race or exam.
      Example: She came in a weary but contented sixth
    4a. music.
      The interval between two notes that are six notes apart (counting both the first and the last) on the diatonic scale;
    4b. music.
      A note at that interval from another, or a combination of two notes separated by that interval.
adverb
    1. Sixthly.
Derivative: sixthly
adverb
    Used to introduce the sixth point in a list.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon; see six + -th.



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