eighteen
[ ey-teen ]
/ ˈeɪˈtin /
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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.
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British Dictionary definitions for eighteen
eighteen
/ (ˈeɪˈtiːn) /
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
- amounting to eighteeneighteen weeks
- (as pronoun)eighteen of them knew
Word Origin for eighteen
Old English eahtatēne; related to Old Norse attjan, Old High German ahtozehan
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