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sixteen
[ siks-teen ]
noun
- a cardinal number, ten plus six.
- a symbol for this number, as 16 or XVI.
- a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
- amounting to 16 in number.
sixteen
/ ˈɪˈپː /
noun
- the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and six See also number
- a numeral, 16, XVI, etc, representing this number
- music the numeral 16 used as the lower figure of a time signature to indicate that the beat is measured in semiquavers
- something represented by, representing, or consisting of 16 units
determiner
- amounting to sixteen
sixteen tons
- ( as pronoun )
sixteen are known to the police
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sixteen1
Example Sentences
"I've been there sixteen years, so it's been like watching my whole life just go," she said.
Watch the best of Bangladesh's spin bowlers as they beat Scotland by sixteen runs in the opening game of the Women's T20 World Cup.
That trauma was still evident sixteen years later when the 2004 Democratic platform didn’t mention the death penalty.
The international team of researchers used high-resolution mass spectrometry to analyze the samples for a total of sixteen tire-associated compounds.
He looks around sixteen and has a wide-eyed, surprised expression, like he wasn’t expecting his picture to be taken.
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