Meaning of SIXTEEN
| Pronunciation: | | 'siks'teen
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- [n] the cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one
- [adj] being one more than fifteen
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| | Synonyms: | | 16, 16, cardinal, xvi, XVI |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Six"teen`\, a. [AS. sixt?ne, sixt?ne. See {Six}, and
{Ten}, and cf. {Sixty}.]
Six and ten; consisting of six and ten; fifteen and one more.
\Six"teen`\, n.
1. The number greater by a unit than fifteen; the sum of ten
and six; sixteen units or objects.
2. A symbol representing sixteen units, as 16, or xvi.
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