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SIXTEENTH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
One part in sixteen equal parts
Synonyms:
one-sixteenth; sixteenth; sixteenth part
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("sixteenth" is a kind of...):
common fraction; simple fraction (the quotient of two integers)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Position 16 in a countable series of things
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("sixteenth" is a kind of...):
rank (relative status)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Coming next after the fifteenth in position
Synonyms:
16th; sixteenth
Classified under:
Similar:
ordinal (being or denoting a numerical order in a series)
