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sixteenth

UK/'siks'ti:nθ/US
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Definitions

adj.

Coming after the fifteenth in order; written as 16th

第十六的

n.

One of sixteen equal parts of a whole; the item in the sixteenth position

第十六;十六分之一

Root Breakdown

Native English
sixteenthother
=sixteenth

Common Collocations

  • 1.sixteenth century十六世纪
  • 2.sixteenth note十六分音符
  • 3.[sixteenth place]第十六名
  • 4.the sixteenth of……的十六日

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Today is the sixteenth of March, exactly one year since we met.

  • 2.

    She finished in sixteenth place in the national spelling competition.

  • 3.

    The sixteenth century saw major changes in European art and culture.

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