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Meaning of 'sixteenth' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sixteenth [ a.]
- Sixth after the tenth; next in order after the fifteenth.
- Constituting or being one of sixteen equal parts into which anything is divided.
2 . Sixteenth [ n.]
- The quotient of a unit divided by sixteen; one of sixteen equal parts of one whole.
- The next in order after the fifteenth; the sixth after the tenth.
- An interval comprising two octaves and a second.

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