SIXTEEN


Meaning of SIXTEEN in English

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. sixteenth note esp. US Mus. = SEMIQUAVER. sixteenth adj. & n.

[ OE siextiene (as SIX, -TEEN) ]

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