Definition of Sixteen in English :

Define Sixteen in English

Sixteen meaning in English

Meaning of Sixteen in English

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Sixteen

see synonyms of sixteen

Noun

1. 16, sixteen, xvi

the cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one

Adjective

2. 16, sixteen, xvi

being one more than fifteen

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Sixteen

see synonyms of sixteen
noun
1. 
the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and six
See also number (sense 1)
2. 
a numeral, 16, XVI, etc, representing this number
3. music
the numeral 16 used as the lower figure of a time signature to indicate that the beat is measured in semiquavers
4. 
something represented by, representing, or consisting of 16 units
determiner
5. 
a. 
amounting to sixteen
sixteen tons
b. 
(as pronoun)
sixteen are known to the police

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Sixteen

see synonyms of sixteen
adjective
1. 
totaling six more than ten
noun
2. 
the cardinal number between fifteen and seventeen; 16; XVI

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Sixteen

see synonyms of sixteen
n.
1. The cardinal number equal to the sum of 15 + 1.
2. The 16th in a set or sequence.

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