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sixth

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1. sixth - Noun

2. sixth - Adjective

3. sixth - Verb

4. sixth - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

First after the fifth; next in order after the fifth.

Constituting or being one of six equal parts into which anything is divided.

The quotient of a unit divided by six; one of six equal parts which form a whole.

The next in order after the fifth.

The interval embracing six diatonic degrees of the scale.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Money is like a sixth sense without which you cannot make a complete use of the other five. W. Somerset Maugham

This is the sixth book I've written, which isn't bad for a guy who's only read two. George Burns

If Paulus's army had capitulated before the end, the Russians would have had the advantage of withdrawing forces against Paulus and against the southern front, where I had only two Romanian armies. Therefore, the resistance of the Sixth German Army, even to the death of the last man, was necessary. Erich von Manstein

The Sixth Army, true to their oath and conscious of the lofty importance of their mission, have held their position to the last man and the last round for Führer and Fatherland unto the end. Friedrich Paulus

Habit is the sixth sense that dominates the other five. Arabic Proverb

Poverty is the sixth sense. German Proverb

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