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Added 9 October 2026

sixteenth

/ˌsɪksˈtiːnθ/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about sixteenth at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Position 16 in a countable series of things.
One part in sixteen equal parts.

adjective

Coming next after the fifteenth in position.

Origin

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

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