26984 words

sixteenth

4 definitions • 4 examples
1
16th written as a word:

Examples:

Their anniversary is on the sixteenth (of June).
2
one of 16 equal parts of something:

Examples:

It weighs only a sixteenth of an ounce.
3
(in the position of) the number 16 in a series; 16th:

Examples:

On this list, my name is sixteenth.
[ C ] This is the sixteenth of August.
4
A sixteenth is one of sixteen equal parts of something.

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