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.

Phrases and idioms:

sixteenth note esp. US Mus. SEMIQUAVER.

Derivatives:

sixteenth adj. & n.

Etymology: OE siextiene (as SIX, -TEEN)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.