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sixth  (sksth)

n.

1. The ordinal number matching the number six in a series.

2. One of six equal parts.

3. Music

a. An interval of six degrees in a diatonic scale.

b. A tone separated by this interval from a given tone.

c. The harmonic combination of two tones separated by this interval.

d. The sixth tone of a scale; the submediant.

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sixth adv. & adj.

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sixth [sɪksθ]

adj

(Mathematics) (usually prenominal)

a.  coming after the fifth and before the seventh in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc.; being the ordinal number of six: often written 6th

b.  (as noun) the sixth to go

n

1. (Mathematics)

a.  one of six equal or nearly equal parts of an object, quantity, measurement, etc.

b.  (as modifier) a sixth part

2. (Mathematics) the fraction equal to one divided by six (1/6)

3. (Music, other) Music

a.  the interval between one note and another note six notes away from it counting inclusively along the diatonic scale

b.  one of two notes constituting such an interval in relation to the other See also major [14] minor [4] interval [5]

c.  short for sixth chord

adv

Also sixthly after the fifth person, position, etc.

sentence connector

Also sixthly as the sixth point: linking what follows to the previous statements

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sixth - position six in a countable series of things rank - relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"
	2.	sixth - one part in six equal parts one-sixth common fraction, simple fraction - the quotient of two integers
	3.	sixth - the musical interval between one note and another six notes away from it musical interval, interval - the difference in pitch between two notes
Adj.	1.	sixth - coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position 6th ordinal - being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh"

Translations

sixth [sɪksθ]

A. ADJ → sexto

B. N (in series) → sexto/a m/f; (= fraction) → sexto m, sexta parte f
see fifth for usage

C. CPD sixth form N → clase f de alumnos del sexto año(de 16 a 18 años de edad)
sixth former N → alumno/a m/f de 16 a 18 años

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sixth [ˈsɪksθ]

adj → sixième
the sixth floor → le sixième étage

n

(gen) → sixième mf

(= date) the sixth → le six
the sixth of August → le six août

(= fraction) → sixième m

(British) (in schools) lower sixth, upper sixth
sixth form n (British) (in schools) → classes fpl de première et terminale
sixth-form college n lycée n'ayant que des classes de première et de terminale
sixth-former [ˈsɪksθfɔː^rmə^r] sixth-form pupil n élève de première ou de terminale
sixth grade n (US) (in schools) the sixth grade → le CM2
sixth-grader [ˌsɪksθˈgreɪdə^r] n → élève mf de sixième
sixth sense n → sixième sens m

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sixth

adj → sechste(r, s); a sixth part → ein Sechstel nt; he was or came sixth → er wurde Sechster; he was sixth from the end/left → er war der Sechste von hinten/von links

n

(= fraction) → Sechstel nt; (in series) → Sechste(r, s); Charles the Sixth → Karl der Sechste

(= date) the sixth → der Sechste; on the sixth → am Sechsten; the sixth of September, September the sixth → der sechste September

(Mus, = interval) → Sexte f; (= chord) → Sextakkord m

(Brit) = sixth form

adv he did it sixth (= the sixth person to do it) → er hat es als Sechster gemacht; (= the sixth thing he did) → er hat es als Sechstes or an sechster Stelle gemacht

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sixth:

sixth form

n (Brit) → Abschlussklasse f, → ˜ Prima f

sixth-former

n (Brit) → Schüler(in) m(f) → der Abschlussklasse, ˜ Primaner(in) m(f)

sixth grade

n (US Sch) sechstes Schuljahr (unmittelbar vor Eintritt in die Junior Highschool)

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sixth [sɪksθ]

1. adj → sesto/a

2. n (in series) → sesto/a; (fraction) → sesto
the upper/lower sixth (Brit) (Scol) → l'ultimo/il penultimo anno di scuola superiore
for usage see fifth

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sixth [sɪksθ]

1. adj → sesto/a

2. n (in series) → sesto/a; (fraction) → sesto
the upper/lower sixth (Brit) (Scol) → l'ultimo/il penultimo anno di scuola superiore
for usage see fifth

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sixth → السادس šestý sjette sechster έκτος sexto kuudes sixième šesti sesto 六番目の 6분의 1 zesde sjette szósty sexto шестой sjätte ที่หก altıncı thứ sáu 第六