SIXTH


Meaning of SIXTH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsiks(t)th, ˈsiks(t) ]

noun

( plural sixths ˈsiks(ts), ˈsiks(t)ths)

Date: 12th century

1. — see number table

2.

a. : a musical interval embracing six diatonic degrees

b. : a tone at this interval ; specifically : submediant

c. : the harmonic combination of two tones a sixth apart

• sixth adjective or adverb

• sixth·ly ˈsiksth-lē, ˈsikst- adverb

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