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Sixteenth

Sixteenth Meaning & Definition
Sixteenth Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Sixteenth?

[n] position 16 is a countable series of things
[adj] coming next after the fifteenth in position

Synonyms | Synonyms for Sixteenth: 16th | ordinal

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Sixteenth In Webster's Dictionary

\Six"teenth`\, a. [From {Sixteen}: cf. AS. sixte['o]?a.] 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"teenth`\, n. 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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