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Sixteenth
1.
Sixth after the tenth; next in order after the fifteenth.
2.
Constituting or being one of sixteen equal parts into which anything is divided.
Sixteenth note
(Mus.)
, the sixteenth part of a whole note; a semiquaver.
Six′teenthˊ
,Noun.
1.
The quotient of a unit divided by sixteen; one of sixteen equal parts of one whole.
2.
The next in order after the fifteenth; the sixth after the tenth.
3.
(Mus.)
An interval comprising two octaves and a second.
Moore (Encyc. of Music.)
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English
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| Cardinal : sixteen Ordinal : sixteenth Multiplier : sixteenfold | ||
Numeral
sixteenth
- (ordinal) The ordinal form of the number sixteen.
Usage notes
English ordinal numbers may function as either an adjective or as a noun, and almost never appear in the plural.
Abbreviations
- 16th, 16th; (in names of monarchs and popes) XVI
Translations
the ordinal form of the number sixteen
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Noun
sixteenth (plural sixteenths)
Translations
one of sixteen equal parts of a whole
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