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Meaning of "upper sixth" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UPPER SIXTH

upper sixth  [ˈʌpə sɪksθ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UPPER SIXTH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Upper sixth is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES UPPER SIXTH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of upper sixth in the English dictionary

The definition of upper sixth in the dictionary is the final year of sixth form.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UPPER SIXTH


sixth
sɪksθ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UPPER SIXTH

upper income bracket
upper jaw
Upper Karoo
upper lip
Upper Lough Erne
upper management
upper middle class
upper mordent
Upper Palaeolithic
Upper Palatinate
Upper Peninsula
upper ranks
upper regions
Upper Rhine
upper school
upper sideband
Upper Silesia
Upper Tunguska
Upper Volta
upper works

WORDS THAT END LIKE UPPER SIXTH

added sixth
all up with
along with
bath
be done with
birth
Bluetooth
both
come up with
could do with
deal with
death
depth
French sixth
German sixth
Italian sixth
lower sixth
Neapolitan sixth
to do with
with

Synonyms and antonyms of upper sixth in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «upper sixth» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UPPER SIXTH

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The translations of upper sixth from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «upper sixth» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

上六
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sexto superior
570 millions of speakers

English

upper sixth
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ऊपरी छठा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السادس العلوي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

верхняя шестой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sexto superior
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উপরের ছয়টি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sixième supérieure
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Atas keenam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

oberen sechsten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アッパー六
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

상단 여섯째
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ndhuwur enem
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thứ sáu trên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மேல் ஆறாவது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वरचा सहावा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Altıncı altıncı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sesto superiore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

górna szósty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Верхня шостий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

șaselea superior
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανώτερη έκτη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

boonste sesde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

övre sjätte
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

øvre sjette
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of upper sixth

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UPPER SIXTH»

The term «upper sixth» is normally little used and occupies the 140.081 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UPPER SIXTH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «upper sixth» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «upper sixth» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about upper sixth

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UPPER SIXTH»

Discover the use of upper sixth in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to upper sixth and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sixth Form&Coll Entrnc Ils 234
The data for the research were gathered by questionnaire from the upper-sixth forms of mixed grammar and comprehensive schools in Birmingham, Shropshire and Herefordshire. Clearly, this sample was by no means random; the results ...
Raymond Morris, 2013
2
The Sixth Form and College Entrance
The pilot and the city mixed schools had a significant 'express stream' of pupils entering the upper sixth shortly after their sixteenth birthdays, while the rural schools had no such stream. Secondly, the upper sixth in the mixed city schools ...
Raymond Morris, 1998
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The English journal of education, ed. by G. Moody
Monitors, R. C. L. Dear ; Prompters and Upper Sixth, R. S. Brown; Sixth, C. T. Cruttwell; Upper Fifth, F. C. Burnett; Lower Fifth, C. F. Bourne ; Fourth, C. H. Gibson ; Upper Division, J. R. Maco- nachie ; Lower Division, W. G. Trousdale; Third, ...
George Moody, 1863
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The Theoretical Solution to the British/Irish problem using ...
is given -0 being a rejection as extremely unfavourable, 50 being neutral and 100 being total acceptance as extremely favourable. RESEARCH This table A shows the attitudinal feelings index for upper sixth Catholic judges-(17-18) according ...
Michael Gillespie, 2013
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Public schools calendar
OTHER MATHEMATICAL PRIZES. OTHER HEBREW PRIZES. Proeation — Christmas, 1864. C. T. Cruttwell Monitor l H r w /Prompters an J. A. W. Madden. .. Sixth Form | w> wayTM"1-^ Upper Sixth, OTHER FRENCH PRIZES. PRIZES FOR  ...
‎1866
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New York Magazine
Ten years ago, after the Time-Life tower had made the first daring move by getting itself built on the unfashionable (i.e., west) side of the Avenue, everybody knew that a vast building boom was about to occur on Upper Sixth. Moreover ...
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The Journal of Education for Upper Canada
In the Upper Sixth places are not changed. A boy once placed in it retains his position till those above him leave the School. The marks given for each lesson serve another purpose besides that of contributing to tho quarterly promotions.
Adolphus Egerton Ryerson, John George Hodgins, Adam Crooks, 1866
8
The American Vignola: A Guide to the Making of Classical ...
109, is half a Diameter high, or three-sixths, the upper sixth comprising the Abacus with its Fillet, the middle sixth the Echinus and the Fillet below it, and the lower sixth the Necking. The upper Fillet is a quarter of a sixth wide, the lower one a ...
William R. Ware, 2012
9
Education
Fourth Year (Sec- ondary 4) Year 11 (Fifth Form) Year 12 (Fifth Form) 15-16 Fifth Year (Sec- ondary 5) Year 12 Lower Sixth AS Year 13 [Post 16] Lower Sixth 16- 17 First Year College Sixth Year (Sec- ondary 6) Year 13 Upper Sixth A2 Year 14  ...
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The Independent Schools Guide 2008-2009
Sixth Formers study four AS level subjects in the Lower Sixth and continue with three or four to A2 level in the Upper Sixth. All Sixth Formers additionally follow a General Studies programme. Entry requirements and procedures Woldingham is  ...
Gabbitas Educational Consultants, 2006

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UPPER SIXTH»

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Sixth Street commercial project gets 'seamless' approval
DOVER — The commercial plaza proposed on upper Sixth Street near Liberty Mutual was approved at Tuesday's meeting by the Planning Board. The roughly ... «Foster's Daily Democrat, Apr 15»
2
Phew! No more mud, blood, sweat and tears
My younger son (who's in Upper Sixth) played his last rugby match for the school this week. Finally, after more than a decade of mud, blood, sweat and tears it's ... «Belfast Telegraph, Mar 15»
3
At Thurston Community College's new sixth form in Beyton the …
The new sixth form at the building which once was Beyton Middle School is proof ... Both lower and upper sixth students are at the new centre – a total of 322 ... «East Anglian Daily Times, Nov 14»
4
The Grange School opens new sixth form centre
Sitting in the atrium at one of the many circular tables, upper sixth student Alex Gabathuler said: “It's great to have a space of our own. It provides an excellent ... «ChesterChronicle.co.uk, Sep 14»
5
Six Exeter School pupils receive officers to study medicine from top …
Upper Sixth Former Lauren Dixie has received an offer to study Medicine at Sheffield. She said she had always wanted to be a doctor. Exeter School Prefect ... «Exeter Express and Echo, May 14»
6
Sullivan Upper captain Ross seeks first class honours against …
Already the first Sullivan Upper captain to lead his team to the Danske Bank ... school in first year it's all you dream of doing and, being in upper sixth, it's my last ... «Belfast Telegraph, Mar 14»
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If your AS-level is not up to scratch, you're out
Once they returned, the school told them George could not continue studying for his A-levels - taken at the end of the upper sixth – because his two Bs and two ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Aug 13»
8
Norfolk sixth formers celebrate Oxbridge offers
Teenagers at sixth forms across Norfolk have a particularly good reason to work ... With 18 upper sixth formers in the running, it is the highest number for more ... «Norwich Evening News, Feb 13»

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