adj
sixteenth
sihks-TEENTH
adj
1
Coming after the fifteenth in a sequence; 16th.
"Today is her sixteenth birthday."
noun
1
One of sixteen equal parts of something.
"Each slice is a sixteenth of the whole pie."
How to Use Sixteenth
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishOrdinal form of sixteen (16th), or one part out of sixteen equal parts.
Word Forms
sixteenths plural
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Etymology
From "sixteen" plus the ordinal suffix "-th."