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Sixteenth

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Noun

1. sixteenth

position 16 in a countable series of things

2. one-sixteenth, sixteenth, sixteenth part

one part in sixteen equal parts

Adjective

3. 16th, sixteenth

coming next after the fifteenth in position

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Sixteenth

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adjective
1. (usually prenominal)
a. 
coming after the fifteenth in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc; being the ordinal number of sixteen: often written 16th
b. 
(as noun)
the sixteenth of the month
noun
2. 
a. 
one of 16 equal or nearly equal parts of something
b. 
(as modifier)
a sixteenth part
3. 
the fraction that is equal to one divided by 16 (116)

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Sixteenth

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adjective
1. 
preceded by fifteen others in a series; 16th
2. 
designating any of the sixteen equal parts of something
noun
3. 
the one following the fifteenth
4. 
any of the sixteen equal parts of something; 116
adverb
5. 
in the sixteenth place, rank, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Sixteenth

see synonyms of sixteenth
n.
1. The ordinal number matching the number 16 in a series.
2. One of 16 equal parts.

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