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sixteenth

six·teenth

UK/ˌsɪksˈtiːnθ/ US/ˈsɪˈkstinθ/ uncommon

adjective

1.

coming next after the fifteenth in position

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Origin

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

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