n.
Pronunciation: ' siks(t)th, ' siks(t)
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural sixths \ ' siks(ts), ' siks(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 \ ' siksth-l ē , ' sikst- \ adverb