sixteenth

CEFRA1

/ˌsɪksˈtiːnθ/

noun · adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Coming after the fifteenth in a series.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    One of sixteen equal parts of a whole.

Examples

  • In Shakespeare's time, in the sixteenth century, tennis was very popular at the English court.

  • The museum exhibits a collection of sixteenth century paintings.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
2
Citations
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. The ordinal form of the number sixteen.

More examples

In context

  • The story goes back to the sixteenth century.

  • A sixteenth of 320 is 20.

  • […] a pair of pauldrons with the light horizontal bar which in later years developed into the high neckguard of the sixteenth century; numbers of gauntlets, visors of helmets, and other pieces, the handling of which is a sheer joy […]

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Origin

noun

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