Sixteenth

Word SIXTEENTH
Character 9
Hyphenation six teenth
Pronunciations /ˌsɪksˈtiːnθ/

Definitions and meanings of "Sixteenth"

What do we mean by sixteenth?

The ordinal number matching the number 16 in a series. noun

One of 16 equal parts. noun

Next in order after the fifteenth; being the sixth after the tenth: the ordinal of sixteen.

Being one of sixteen equal parts into which a whole is divided.

One of sixteen equal parts. noun

In music: The melodic or harmonic interval of two octaves and a second. noun

A sixteenth-note. noun

In early Eng. law. a sixteenth of the rents of the year, or of movables, or both, granted or levied by way of tax. noun

The quotient of a unit divided by sixteen; one of sixteen equal parts of one whole. noun

The next in order after the fifteenth; the sixth after the tenth. noun

An interval comprising two octaves and a second. noun

Sixth after the tenth; next in order after the fifteenth. adjective

Constituting or being one of sixteen equal parts into which anything is divided. adjective

The sixteenth part of a whole note; a semiquaver. adjective

The ordinal form of the number sixteen. noun

One of sixteen equal parts of a whole. noun

One part in sixteen equal parts noun

Coming next after the fifteenth in position adjective

Position 16 in a countable series of things noun

One of sixteen equal parts of a whole.

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The word "sixteenth" in example sentences

Back in sixteenth century England, when Elizabeth I was queen, she tried quite vigorously to make the Church of England the church of England. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Catholic reforming activity in sixteenth century has been the subject of intense historical debate. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But it isn't just that he knows so much, he is also incredibly enthusiastic and excited about history, and is able to always communicate that enthusiasm, so that when you are listening to him you also get excited about rabbinic intrigues in sixteenth century France. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Religious crime in sixteenth century Scotland by previous winner of Young Observer playwriting competition. ❋ Maxine (2009)

For Native Americans, this chance aggregation of factors was momentous, as events in sixteenth-century Mexico so starkly demonstrate. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Initially he tries to immerse himself in sixteenth-century Spain, but dismisses the method as too easy, instead trying to reach Don Quixote through his own experiences. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The French historian, Georges Vigarello, has shown this was not the case, at least not for court society in sixteenth - and seventeenth-century Europe. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Both may appear abstruse to the modern reader but they were matters of public concern and discussion in sixteenth-century England. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The letters of Spanish emigrants in sixteenth-century Mexico testify to the extensive morbidity and mortality that befell many in the New World. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Land acquisition was the preferred method for consolidating political and social power amongst the elite in sixteenth-century England. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The elite household in sixteenth-century England was predicated on the smooth interaction between the head/manager of household and the servants up and down the ranks. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Affinity, as understood in sixteenth-century England, meant the tenants and neighbors or clients of a landowner. 21 Part of this affinity would be informal "retainers." ❋ Unknown (2008)

Her six-book Lymond cycle, set in sixteenth century Scotland and Europe, really showed me what was possible in terms of creating character, revealing character, writing emotionally. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The basic form of the question mark (?) was developed much later, in sixteenth-century England. ❋ Unknown (2005)

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