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Sixth vs Sixte - What's the difference?

sixth | sixte |

As nouns the difference between sixth and sixte

is that sixth is (not used in the plural) the person or thing in the sixth position while sixte is (fencing) the sixth defensive position, with the sword hand held at chest height, and the tip of the sword at eye level.

As an adjective sixth

is the ordinal form of the number six.

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

    sixte

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (fencing) The sixth defensive position, with the sword hand held at chest height, and the tip of the sword at eye level.

    • Anagrams

    * *