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What is the difference between sixth and six?

sixth | six |

Six is a related term of sixth.

Six is a derived term of sixth.



As nouns the difference between sixth and six

is that sixth is not used in the plural The person or thing in the sixth position while six is the digit or figure 6.

As an adjective sixth

is the ordinal form of the number six.

As a numeral six is

a numerical value equal to 6; the number occurring after five and before seven.

sixth

English

(wikipedia sixth)

Adjective

(-)
  • 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

    six

    English

    (wikipedia six)

    Numeral

    (head)
  • (cardinal) A numerical value equal to ; the number occurring after five and before seven.

    • Related terms

    * sixth

    Derived terms

    * six-figure * * six-pack, six pack, sixpack * six-shooter, sixshooter * sixteen * sixth * sixty * six ways to Sunday

    Noun

    (es)
  • The digit or figure .
  • (military slang, by ellipsis of six o'clock) Rear, behind (rear side of something).
  • (cricket, countable) An event whereby a batsman hits a ball which does not bounce before passing over a boundary in the air, resulting in an award of 6 runs for the batting team.
  • (American football) A touchdown.

    • Derived terms

    * at sixes and sevens * hit someone for six

    See also

    * * (Arabic numeral) * (Chinese numerals) * or VI (Roman numeral) * (Greek numeral) *

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