Definitions for eighteenˈeɪˈtin

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

eight•eenˈeɪˈtin(n.)

  1. a cardinal number, ten plus eight.

  2. a symbol for this number, as 18 or XVIII.

  3. a set of this many persons or things.

  4. (adj.)amounting to 18 in number.

Origin of eighteen:

bef. 1000; ME ehtetene, OE eahtatēne; see eight , -teen

Princeton's WordNet

  1. eighteen, 18, XVIII(adj)

    the cardinal number that is the sum of seventeen and one

  2. eighteen, 18, xviii(adj)

    being one more than seventeen

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. eighteenˈeɪˈtin

    the number 18

Webster Dictionary

  1. Eighteen(adj)

    eight and ten; as, eighteen pounds

  2. Eighteen(noun)

    the number greater by a unit than seventeen; eighteen units or objects

  3. Eighteen(noun)

    a symbol denoting eighteen units, as 18 or xviii


Translations for eighteen

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

eighteen(adjective)

18 in number

eighteen horses.

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