SIXTEEN


Meaning of SIXTEEN in English

■ cardinal number equivalent to the product of four and four; one more than fifteen, or six more than ten; 16. (Roman numeral: xvi or XVI .)

Derivatives

~th ordinal number .

Origin

OE siextīene (see six , -teen ).

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