eighteen

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noun

a cardinal number, ten plus eight.
a symbol for this number, as 18 or XVIII.
a set of this many persons or things.

adjective

amounting to 18 in number.

Origin of eighteen

before 1000; Middle English ehtetene, Old English eahtatēne; cognate with Old Norse āttjān, German achtzehn. See eight, -teen

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Examples from the Web for eighteen

Contemporary Examples

In November 1885, the sudden death of her eighteen year-old daughter, Annie, brought Mandelbaum back to New York City.
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By 1953, the number of Americans owning their own homes climbed to twenty-five million, up from eighteen million in 1948.
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Eighteen years old, and got hit with an IED his first month there.
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July 12, 2014
It takes eighteen months to two years until it gets decent-sized.
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March 23, 2014
Upon retirement, the average corrections officer will survive eighteen months.
Detention Worker Stands Up for Prisoners’ Rights
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March 12, 2014

Historical Examples

"It is eighteen years since I was last in this room," he said.
Brave and Bold
Horatio Alger
That's a scurvy welcome to give a nephew you haven't seen for eighteen years.
Brave and Bold
Horatio Alger
We are said to be like, but she is much younger—only eighteen.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327
Various
Eighteen seventy-nine: it was the year her father lost his money.
Life and Death of Harriett Frean
May Sinclair
That was the beginning of her illness, February, eighteen eighty-three.
Life and Death of Harriett Frean
May Sinclair

British Dictionary definitions for eighteen

eighteen

noun

the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and eight and the product of two and nineSee also number (def. 1)
a numeral, 18, XVIII, etc, representing this number
the amount or quantity that is eight more than ten
something represented by, representing, or consisting of 18 units
(functioning as singular or plural) a team of 18 players in Australian Rules football

determiner

1. amounting to eighteeneighteen weeks
2. (as pronoun)eighteen of them knew

Word Origin

Old English eahtatēne; related to Old Norse attjan, Old High German ahtozehan

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Word Origin and History for eighteen

n.

late 14c., eightene, earlier ahtene (c.1200), from Old English eahtatene, eahtatyne; see eight + -teen. Cf. Old Saxon ahtotian, Dutch achttien, Old High German ahtozehan, German achtzehn, Old Norse attjan, Swedish adertån.

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Examples from the Web for eighteen

Contemporary Examples

In November 1885, the sudden death of her eighteen year-old daughter, Annie, brought Mandelbaum back to New York City.

By 1953, the number of Americans owning their own homes climbed to twenty-five million, up from eighteen million in 1948.

Eighteen years old, and got hit with an IED his first month there.

It takes eighteen months to two years until it gets decent-sized.

Upon retirement, the average corrections officer will survive eighteen months.

Historical Examples

"It is eighteen years since I was last in this room," he said.

That's a scurvy welcome to give a nephew you haven't seen for eighteen years.

We are said to be like, but she is much younger—only eighteen.

Eighteen seventy-nine: it was the year her father lost his money.

That was the beginning of her illness, February, eighteen eighty-three.

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Word Origin and History for eighteen

n.

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