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- [siks-teen]
- /ˈsɪksˈtin/
- /ˌsɪksˈtiːn/
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- [siks-teen]
- /ˈsɪksˈtin/
Definitions of sixteen word
- noun sixteen a cardinal number, ten plus six. 1
- noun sixteen a symbol for this number, as 16 or XVI. 1
- noun sixteen a set of this many persons or things. 1
- adjective sixteen amounting to 16 in number. 1
- adjective sixteen number, 16 1
- adjective sixteen age, 16 1
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Origin of sixteen
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English sixtēne; cognate with Dutch zestien, German sechzehn, Old Norse sextān. See six, -teen
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Parts of speech for Sixteen
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sixteen popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sixteen usage trend in Literature
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See also
Matching words
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