Sixth vs Sextan - What's the difference?

sixth | sextan |


As adjectives the difference between sixth and sextan

is that sixth is the ordinal form of the number six while sextan is (obsolete|medicine) that recurs on the sixth day.

As nouns the difference between sixth and sextan

is that sixth is (not used in the plural) the person or thing in the sixth position while sextan is (obsolete|medicine) such a fever.

sixth

English

(wikipedia sixth)

Adjective

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  • The ordinal form of the number six.

    • Synonyms

    : , 6th; (in names of monarchs and popes ) VI

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (not used in the plural) The person or thing in the sixth position.
  • One of six equal parts of a whole.
  • (music) The interval between one note and another, five notes higher in the scale, for example C to A, a major sixth, or C to A flat, a minor sixth. (Note that the interval covers six notes counting inclusively, for example C-D-E-F-G-A.)

    • Synonyms

    * (one of six equal parts)

    Related terms

    * major sixth * minor sixth * sixth sense English ordinal numbers

    sextan

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (obsolete, medicine) That recurs on the sixth day

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete, medicine) Such a fever

    • Anagrams

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