Sixteen

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    the cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    being one more than fifteen wordnet
Numeral
  1. 1
    The cardinal number occurring after fifteen and before seventeen, represented in Arabic numerals as 16 and in Roman numerals as XVI.

    "Venters began to count them—one—two—three—four—on up to sixteen."

Synonyms

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1616boxcarsdozenelevenfifteen

Example

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"I'll be sixteen years old next month."

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English sextene, sixtene, from Old English sixtīene, from Proto-Germanic *sehstehun. Cognate with West Frisian sechstjin, Dutch zestien, German sechzehn, Danish seksten. Equivalent to six + -teen.

Related phrases

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