SIXTEEN

sixteen, xvi

(adjective) being one more than fifteen

sixteen, XVI

(noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Numeral

sixteen

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

Anagrams

• exteins, extines

Source: Wiktionary


Six"teen`, a. Etym: [AS. sixt, sixt. See Six, and Ten, and cf. Sixty.]

Definition: Six and ten; consisting of six and ten; fifteen and one more.

Six"teen`, n.

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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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