ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Sixteenth

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˌsɪksˈtiːnθ/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Sixteenth is an adjective meaning The ordinal form of the number sixteen.

Meaning

The ordinal form of the number sixteen.

More Meanings

  1. One of sixteen equal parts of a whole.

Example Sentences

A sixteenth of 320 is 20.
[…] a pair of pauldrons with the light horizontal bar which in later years developed into the high neckguard of the sixteenth century; numbers of gauntlets, visors of helmets, and other pieces, the handling of which is a sheer joy […]

Word Forms

Synonyms for sixteenth

Depending on context, synonyms include ordinal.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include ordinal, fourteenth, fifteenth, thirteenth, sixth, seventeenth.

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