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Meaning of EIGHTEEN

Pronunciation:  'ey'teen

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the cardinal number that is the sum of seventeen and one
  2. [adj]  being one more than seventeen
 
 Synonyms: 18, 18, cardinal, xviii, XVIII
 
 See Also: large integer

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Eight"een`\, a. [AS. eahtat?ne, eahtat?ne. See
    {Eight}, and {Ten}, and cf. {Eighty}.]
    Eight and ten; as, eighteen pounds.
    
    
  2. \Eight"een`\, n.
    1. The number greater by a unit than seventeen; eighteen
       units or objects.
    
    2. A symbol denoting eighteen units, as 18 or xviii.
    
    
 

 

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