sixthordinal number
uk/sɪksθ/us/sɪksθ/A2 6th written as a word:
I have to return my library books on the sixth (of July).
Jim was/came sixth in the 100 metres.
More examples
- This is my sixth class.
- It's the sixth jacket I've bought this season.
- She came sixth in the race.
- He was the sixth person to arrive at the meeting.
- It was United's sixth consecutive win this season.
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Numbers: ordinal
- billionth
- eighteenth
- eighth
- eleventh
- fiftieth
- fortieth
- fourth
- millionth
- nano-
- ninth
- quinti
- seventh
- sixteenth
- tertius
- thirteenth
- thirtieth
- thousandth
- twelfth
- twenty-first
- umpteen
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sixthnoun [ C ]
uk/sɪksθ/us/sɪksθ/one of six equal parts of something:
Cut the cake into sixths.
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Fractions
- complex fraction
- deci-
- decimal place
- eighteenth
- eighth
- fifth
- fiftieth
- fraction
- improper fraction
- millionth
- mixed fraction
- proper fraction
- quadrant
- quarter
- quartile
- seventh
- sixteenth
- thirtieth
- thousandth
- three quarters
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