sixteen

[ siks-teen ]

noun
  1. a cardinal number, ten plus six.

  2. a symbol for this number, as 16 or XVI.

  1. a set of this many persons or things.

adjective
  1. amounting to 16 in number.

Origin of sixteen

1
before 900; Middle English, Old English sixtēne; cognate with Dutch zestien,German sechzehn,Old Norse sextān.See six, -teen

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British Dictionary definitions for sixteen

sixteen

/ (ˈsɪksˈtiːn) /


noun
  1. the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and six: See also number (def. 1)

  2. a numeral, 16, XVI, etc, representing this number

  1. music the numeral 16 used as the lower figure of a time signature to indicate that the beat is measured in semiquavers

  2. something represented by, representing, or consisting of 16 units

determiner
    • amounting to sixteen: sixteen tons

    • (as pronoun): sixteen are known to the police

Origin of sixteen

1
Old English sextyne

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