sixteenth

Meanings

• Noun or Adjective

  The sixteenteenth part of something.

  - "The sixteenth note in a musical composition."
  - "He received a sixteenth of the inheritance."
  - "The sixteenth round of the boxing match was intense."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˌsɪksˈtiːnθ/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with sixteenth
seventeenth , eighteenth , nineteenth , twentieth

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Variants

List of all variants of sixteenth that leads to same result
16 , sixteen , sixteens , sixteenth , sixteenths , sixteenth note , sixteenth notes , sixteenth rest , sixteenth rests

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Etymology

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From the Old English word 'seofonfultig' which means seventeenfold, later developing into sixteenfold and eventually sixteen-eth.

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Trivia

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1. A sixteenth is equal to one percent.

2. The sixteenth president of the United States was Abraham Lincoln.

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Related Concepts

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1. Fraction: A fraction is a mathematical expression indicating a part of a whole. A sixteenth is a fraction with a denominator of sixteen.

2. Music: In music, a sixteenth note is the smallest note value and represents a duration of one sixteenth note length.

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Culture

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In literature, the sixteenth century is a significant period in European history, marked by the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery. In music, a sixteenth note is the smallest note value in common music notation.

How to Memorize "sixteenth"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a stack of sixteen pancakes. Each pancake represents a fifteenth, and the last one is the sixteenth.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the number sixteen. Imagine a clock with sixteen hours.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the phrase 'Sixteen candles on my cake' to help remember the term.

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