sixth
noun
plural sixths
ˈsiks(ts),
ˈsiks(t)ths
1
: one that is number six in a series
We'll be arriving on the sixth.
Her office is the sixth on the left.
see Table of Numbers
2
: one of six equal parts of something
one sixth of the total
3
a
: a musical interval embracing six diatonic degrees
b
: a tone at this interval
specifically
: submediant
c
: the harmonic combination of two tones a sixth apart
sixth
adjective or adverb
the book's sixth chapter
the state's sixth largest city
sixthly
ˈsiksth-lē
adverb
ˈsikst-
Sixthly, don't let your screaming tenor soar an octave above all the balance of the chorus …
—
Mark Twain
Mark Twain
Examples of sixth in a Sentence
Only about a sixth of the town voted for her.
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The Rockies finally came away with their first hit of the game and their second of the series when Kyle Karros ripped a single to left field, just over the head of third baseman Max Muncy in the sixth.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
The Twins scored their three runs via the long ball with Outman’s second home run of the series putting them on the board in the third and Byron Buxton’s 31st blast of the season, an opposite-field shot to right in the sixth to tie the game.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 10 Sep. 2025
In practical terms, Bender says that could mean traveling from Amsterdam to Barcelona, a distance of 768 miles, in about eight hours without a single change, and with a carbon footprint that would be about one-sixth of a flight.
—Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Colorado finally got on the scoreboard in the sixth.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
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Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
The Twins scored their three runs via the long ball with Outman’s second home run of the series putting them on the board in the third and Byron Buxton’s 31st blast of the season, an opposite-field shot to right in the sixth to tie the game.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 10 Sep. 2025
In practical terms, Bender says that could mean traveling from Amsterdam to Barcelona, a distance of 768 miles, in about eight hours without a single change, and with a carbon footprint that would be about one-sixth of a flight.
—Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Colorado finally got on the scoreboard in the sixth.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
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sixth
noun
ˈsiks(t)th
ˈsiks(t)
plural sixths
1
: one that is number six in a series see number
2
: the difference in pitch between the first tone and the sixth tone of a scale
sixth
adjective or adverb
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