sixteenth A1 Topic:Numbers & Quantity US /ˌsɪksˈtiːnθ/ See IPA manual Freq #33398 Meanings 1 adj coming next after the fifteenth in position A sixteenth share went to each heir. 2 noun one part in sixteen equal parts A sixteenth share went to each heir. 3 noun position 16 in a countable series of things A sixteenth share went to each heir. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · one part in sixteen equal... one-sixteenthsixteenth part Common collocations sixteenth note Adjective + noun Etymology Inherited from Middle English sixtenthe, sixtethe, from Old English sixtēoþa, equivalent to sixteen + -th. Topics Numbers & Quantity External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # sixteenth **Type:** Word **Level:** A1 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /ˌsɪksˈtiːnθ/ **Frequency rank:** 33398 ## Meanings 1. coming next after the fifteenth in position 2. one part in sixteen equal parts 3. position 16 in a countable series of things ## Examples - A sixteenth share went to each heir. - A sixteenth share went to each heir. - A sixteenth share went to each heir. ## Synonyms - one-sixteenth - sixteenth part ## Etymology Inherited from Middle English sixtenthe, sixtethe, from Old English sixtēoþa, equivalent to sixteen + -th. ## Topics - Numbers & Quantity markdown