sixteen

six·teen

S0441300 (sĭk-stēn′)n.1. The cardinal number equal to the sum of 15 + 1.2. The 16th in a set or sequence.

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[Middle English sixtene, from Old English sixtȳne; see s(w)eks in Indo-European roots.]

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six·teen′ adj. & pron.

sixteen

(ˈsɪksˈtiːn) n1. (Mathematics) the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and six. See also number¹2. (Mathematics) a numeral, 16, XVI, etc, representing this number3. (Music, other) music the numeral 16 used as the lower figure of a time signature to indicate that the beat is measured in semiquavers4. something represented by, representing, or consisting of 16 unitsdeterminera. amounting to sixteen: sixteen tons. b. (as pronoun): sixteen are known to the police. [Old English sextyne]

six•teen

(ˈsɪksˈtin)

n. 1. a cardinal number, ten plus six. 2. a symbol for this number, as 16 or XVI. 3. a set of this many persons or things. adj. 4. amounting to 16 in number. [before 900; Old English sixtēne]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sixteen - the cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one16, XVIlarge integer - an integer equal to or greater than ten
Adj.	1.	sixteen - being one more than fifteen 16, xvicardinal - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers"

Translations

十六十六...十六岁十六岁的

sixteen

(siksˈtiːn) noun1. the number or figure 16. 十六 十六2. the age of 16. 十六歲 十六岁 adjective1. 16 in number. 十六個的 十六...2. aged 16. 十六歲的 十六岁的sixteen- having sixteen (of something). a sixteen-page booklet. (前綴)十六... 十六...ˌsixˈteenth noun1. one of sixteen equal parts. 十六分之一 十六分之一2. (also adjective) (the) last of sixteen (people, things etc); (the) next after the fifteenth. 第十六(個) 第十六（个） ˌsixˈteen-year-old noun a person or animal that is sixteen years old. 十六歲 十六岁 adjective (of a person, animal or thing) that is sixteen years old. 十六歲的 十六岁的

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