sixth
/sɪksθ/
adjective
- Coming after the fifth in order or position; number 6 in a sequence.
- The sixth chapter of the book is the most exciting.
- This is the sixth time I've told you to clean your room.
- She finished in sixth place in the race.
noun
- One of six equal parts of something; a fraction equal to 1/6.
- The land was divided into sixths, and each child received one sixth.
- He ate a sixth of the pizza, leaving the rest for his friends.
- A sixth of the students were absent on Monday.
- The person or thing in the sixth position in a sequence.
- He finished as the sixth in the competition.
- The sixth on the list is the one we need to call.
- She was the sixth to arrive at the party.
- A musical interval spanning six diatonic scale degrees (e.g., C to A).
- The harmony uses a major sixth, which sounds warm and consonant.
- The song begins with a beautiful sixth interval.
- She practiced playing sixths on the piano to improve her finger reach.