eighteen

(ātēn)

adjective

totaling eight more than ten

Origin: ME eightetene < OE eahtatiene: see eight & teen

noun

the cardinal number between seventeen and nineteen; 18; XVIII

See eighteen in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The cardinal number equal to 17 + 1.
  2. The 18th in a set or sequence.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English eightetene

Origin: , from Old English eahtatēne; see oktō(u) in Indo-European roots

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  • eight·eenˈ adjective & pron.

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