English Explanatory Dictionary

sixteenth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. The ordinal form of the number sixteen.
noun
  1. One of sixteen equal parts of a whole.

Pronunciation

/ˌsɪksˈtiːnθ/ en-us-sixteenth.ogg

Word forms

sixteenth sixteenths

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English sixtenthe, sixtethe, from Old English sixtēoþa, equivalent to sixteen + -th.

Derived words

sixteenthly sixteenth note sixteenth rest
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