SIXTH

sixth

Noun

  1. The person or thing in the sixth position.
  2. One of six equal parts of a whole.
  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. (Note that the interval covers six notes counting inclusively, for example C-D-E-F-G-A.)

Adjective

  1. The ordinal form of the number six.


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