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six

n.
A1 Beginner Oxford US //ˈsɪks// UK //sˈɪks// six Archaic General-service Slang

n. the number that comes after five and before seven. You use it to count things like the fingers on one hand plus one more.

n. the cardinal number equivalent to the sum of five and one. It is the first perfect number, being the sum of its proper divisors.


SIMPLE

I have six apples in my bag.

CONTEXTUAL

The office closes at six o'clock every evening so the staff can go home to their families.

COMPLEX

The architect designed the building with a six-sided central atrium to maximize the amount of natural light reaching the interior offices.

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Usage

Functions as a determiner when placed before a noun or as a pronoun when standing alone.

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