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SIXTEENTH PART
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sixteenth part mean?
• SIXTEENTH PART (noun)
The noun SIXTEENTH PART has 1 sense:
1. one part in sixteen equal parts
Familiarity information: SIXTEENTH PART used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
One part in sixteen equal parts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
one-sixteenth; sixteenth; sixteenth part
Hypernyms ("sixteenth part" is a kind of...):
common fraction; simple fraction (the quotient of two integers)
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