SIXTEEN


Meaning of SIXTEEN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌsik-ˈstēn, ˈsiks-ˌtēn ]

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

• six·teenth -ˈstēn(t)th, -ˌtēn(t)th adjective or noun

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