Meanings
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1
adj
coming next after the fifteenth in position
A sixteenth share went to each heir.
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2
noun
one part in sixteen equal parts
A sixteenth share went to each heir.
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3
noun
position 16 in a countable series of things
A sixteenth share went to each heir.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
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noun
· one part in sixteen equal...
one-sixteenthsixteenth part
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English sixtenthe, sixtethe, from Old English sixtēoþa, equivalent to sixteen + -th.