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sixth

n.
A2 Elementary US //ˈsɪksθ// UK //sˈɪksθ// sixth Archaic Dialect Informal

n. the number six in a series. You use it to describe something that comes after the fifth person or thing.

n. the ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number six. Often functions as a determiner or a fraction representing one of six equal parts.


SIMPLE

She finished in sixth place during the race.

CONTEXTUAL

The office is located on the sixth floor of the building, just past the elevators.

COMPLEX

While the first five chapters establish the historical context, the sixth chapter introduces the primary argument regarding economic shifts in the late nineteenth century.

Origin

From earlier sixt, from Middle English sixte, from Old English siexta, from Proto-Germanic *sehstô. By surface analysis, six + -th (ordinal suffix).

Usage

When used as a fraction, it is a countable noun; as an ordinal, it typically functions as a determiner or adjective.

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