'Sixteen' definitions:

Definition of 'sixteen'

From: WordNet
adjective
Being one more than fifteen [syn: sixteen, 16, xvi]
noun
The cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one [syn: sixteen, 16, XVI]

Definition of 'Sixteen'

From: GCIDE
  • Sixteen \Six"teen`\, a. [AS. sixt?ne, sixt?ne. See Six, and Ten, and cf. Sixty.] Six and ten; consisting of six and ten; fifteen and one more. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Sixteen'

From: GCIDE
  • Sixteen \Six"teen`\, n.
  • 1. The number greater by a unit than fifteen; the sum of ten and six; sixteen units or objects. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A symbol representing sixteen units, as 16, or xvi. [1913 Webster]

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