The story goes back to the sixteenth century.
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Sixteenth
/ˌsɪksˈtiːnθ/
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12 entriessixteenth century architecturesixteenth century literaturesixteenth century philosophysixteenth entrysixteenth fractionsixteenth itemsixteenth of a secondsixteenth of an inchsixteenth placesixteenth portionsixteenth positionsixteenth share
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7 entriessixteenth amendmentsixteenth centurysixteenth century philosophysixteenth editionsixteenth notesixteenth of an inchsixteenth position
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In Shakespeare's time, in the sixteenth century, tennis was very popular at the English court.
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Today is my sixteenth birthday.
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The vote took place on May sixteenth.
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