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As an adjective sixth

is the ordinal form of the number six.

As a noun sixth

is (not used in the plural) the person or thing in the sixth position.

As a numeral sixty is

the cardinal number occurring after fifty-nine and before sixty-one, represented in roman numerals as lx and in arabic numerals as 60.

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

    sixty

    English

    Numeral

    (head)
  • The cardinal number occurring after fifty-nine and before sixty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LX and in Arabic numerals as 60.

    • Synonyms

    * (Arabic numerals): * (Roman numerals): LX

    Related terms

    * Ordinal: sixtieth

    See also

    * Previous: fifty-nine, fifty * Next: sixty-one, seventy

    Anagrams

    * English cardinal numbers