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(siks′tēn′)

adjective

totaling six more than ten

Origin: ME sixtene < OE syxtene: see six & -teen

noun

the cardinal number between fifteen and seventeen; 16; XVI

See sixteen in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The cardinal number equal to the sum of 15 + 1.
The 16th in a set or sequence.

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Origin: Middle English sixtene

Origin: , from Old English sixtȳne; see s(w)eks in Indo-European roots

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