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sixth

ordinal number
 
 
/sɪksθ/

Definition

A2 6th written as a word: I have to return my library books on the sixth (of July). England were/came sixth in the 100 metres.Ordinal numbers
(Definition of sixth ordinal number from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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