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sixths

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standard/sɪksθs/reduced/sɪks(ː)/

sixths is the plural of sixth.

Meaning of sixth

Noun

sixth (plural sixths)

  1. The person or thing in the sixth position.
  2. One of six equal parts of a whole.
    • On the moon, however the weight of a pound-mass (lb or lbm) is only about one sixth of a pound-force (lbf).2000 October 9, Gérard P. Michon, “What is a slug, in the [engineering] weight measurement system?”, in Numericana.com
  3. The interval between one note and another, five notes higher in the scale; for example C to A, a major sixth, or C to A flat, a minor sixth.

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Phrases with sixths

Questions about sixths

What is sixths the plural of?
Sixths is the plural of sixth.
How do you pronounce sixths?
Sixths is pronounced /sɪksθs/ (standard).

Words near sixths in the dictionary

  1. sixth-sensing
  2. sixthed
  3. sixthhand
  4. sixthing
  5. sixthly
  6. sixths
  7. sixties
  8. Sixties Scoop
  9. sixtiesish
  10. sixtieth
  11. sixtiethly

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