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sixteenth
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sixteenth, a. [From Sixteen: cf. AS. sixteóa.].
- Sixth after the tenth; next in order after the fifteenth. [1913 Webster]
- Constituting or being one of sixteen equal parts into which anything is divided. [1913 Webster]
sixteenth, n.
- The quotient of a unit divided by sixteen; one of sixteen equal parts of one whole. [1913 Webster]
- The next in order after the fifteenth; the sixth after the tenth. [1913 Webster]
- An interval comprising two octaves and a second. Moore (Encyc. of Music.) [1913 Webster]
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