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sixteen
[ siks-teen ]
/ ËsÉȘksËtin /
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noun
a cardinal number, ten plus six.
a symbol for this number, as 16 or XVI.
a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
amounting to 16 in number.
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British Dictionary definitions for sixteen
sixteen
/ (ËsÉȘksËtiËn) /
noun
the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and sixSee also number (def. 1)
a numeral, 16, XVI, etc, representing this number
music the numeral 16 used as the lower figure of a time signature to indicate that the beat is measured in semiquavers
something represented by, representing, or consisting of 16 units
determiner
- amounting to sixteensixteen tons
- (as pronoun)sixteen are known to the police
Word Origin for sixteen
Old English sextyne
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