Sixteenth Synonyms

sĭk-stēnth
One part in sixteen equal parts
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. one-sixteenth
  2. sixteenth part
Coming next after the fifteenth in position
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. 16th

Words Related to Sixteenth

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Sixteenth Sentence Examples

  • In his sixteenth year he entered the office of his father, who was partner and manager of a firm of engineers.

  • The public schools are supported by the income from a Federal grant of 2,000,000 acres of public land (given in lieu of the usual sixteenth and thirty-sixth sections) supplemented by state and local taxation.

  • On reaching his sixteenth year he began his studies at the university of Berlin, paying special attention to theology and the Talmud.

  • As a god who gave victory, he was prominent in the official cult of Persia, the seventh month and the sixteenth day of other months being sacred to him.

  • Each day of the week was marked by the adoration of a special planet, the sun being the most sacred of all, and certain dates, perhaps the sixteenth of each month and the equinoxes, in conformity with the character of Mithras as mediator, were set aside for special festivals.

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