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Webster 1913 Edition


Sixteen

Six′teenˊ

,
Adj.
[AS.
sixt[GREEK]ne
,
sixt[GREEK]ne
. See
Six
, and
Ten
, and cf.
Sixty
.]
Six and ten; consisting of six and ten; fifteen and one more.

Six′teenˊ

,
Noun.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Sixteen

SIX'TEEN

,
Adj.
Six and ten; noting the sum of six and ten.

Definition 2024


sixteen

sixteen

English

English numbers
 <  15 16 17  > 
    Cardinal : sixteen
    Ordinal : sixteenth
    Multiplier : sixteenfold

Alternative forms

  • Symbolic: 16
  • Roman: XVI

Numeral

sixteen

  1. The cardinal number occurring after fifteen and before seventeen, represented in Arabic numerals as 16 and in Roman numerals as XVI.

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