sixteen Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one
    XVI; 16.
  2. adjective satellite being one more than fifteen
    xvi; 16.

WordNet

Six"teen` adjective
Etymology
AS. sixtne, sixtne. See Six, and Ten, and cf. Sixty.
Definitions
  1. Six and ten; consisting of six and ten; fifteen and one more.
Six"teen` noun
Definitions
  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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