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Sixteen — Six teen , n. 1. The number greater by a unit than fifteen; the sum of ten and six; sixteen units or objects. [1913 Webster] 2. A symbol representing sixteen units, as 16, or xvi. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sixteen — Six teen , a. [AS. sixt?ne, sixt?ne. See {Six}, and {Ten}, and cf. {Sixty}.] Six and ten; consisting of six and ten; fifteen and one more. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sixteen — ► CARDINAL NUMBER ▪ one more than fifteen; 16. (Roman numeral: xvi or XVI.) DERIVATIVES sixteenth ordinal number … English terms dictionary
sixteen — [siks′tēn′] adj. [ME sixtene < OE syxtene: see SIX & TEEN] totaling six more than ten n. the cardinal number between fifteen and seventeen; 16; XVI … English World dictionary
sixteen — /sɪksˈtin / (say siks teen) noun 1. a cardinal number, ten plus six. 2. a symbol for this number, as 16 or XVI. –adjective 3. amounting to sixteen in number. –pronoun 4. sixteen people or things. –phrase 5. sweet sixteen, sixteen years of age,… …
sixteen — six|teen [ˌsıkˈsti:n] number [: Old English; Origin: sixtiene, from six six + tien ten ] the number 16 ▪ sixteen years later ▪ He moved to London when he was sixteen (=sixteen years old) . >sixteenth adj pron ▪ her sixteenth birthday ▪ the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sixteen — [[t]sɪ̱ksti͟ːn[/t]] ♦ sixteens NUM Sixteen is the number 16. ...exams taken at the age of sixteen... He worked sixteen hours a day... The number of under sixteens in low paid jobs is increasing … English dictionary
sixteen — noun Etymology: Middle English sixtene, from Old English sixtȳne, adjective, from six six + tȳne (akin to Old English tīen ten) more at ten Date: before 12th century see number table • sixteen adjective • sixteen pronoun, plural in construction … New Collegiate Dictionary
Sixteen LP — Infobox Album Name = Sixteen Type = studio Artist = Shook Ones Released = June 7, 2005 Genre = Melodic hardcore Length = 22:07 Label = Endwell Records Last album = debut This album = Sixteen (2005) Next album = Slaughter of the Insole 7 (2006)The … Wikipedia
sixteen — n. & adj. n. 1 one more than fifteen, or six more than ten. 2 a symbol for this (16, xvi, XVI). 3 a size etc. denoted by sixteen. adj. that amount to sixteen. Phrases and idioms: sixteenth note esp. US Mus. = SEMIQUAVER. Derivatives: sixteenth… … Useful english dictionary
