Definitions for sixteen
ˈsɪksˈtinsix·teen

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sixteen, 16, XVIadjective

   the cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one

2. sixteen, 16, xviadjective

   being one more than fifteen

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1. Sixteenadjective

   Six and ten.

   Etymology: sixtyne , Saxon.

   I have been begging sixteen years in court. William Shakespeare.

   It returned the voice thirteen times; and I have heard of others that it would return sixteen times. Francis Bacon.

   If men lived but twenty years, we should be satisfied if they died about sixteen or eighteen. Taylor.

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1. Sixteenadjective

   six and ten; consisting of six and ten; fifteen and one more

2. Sixteennoun

   the number greater by a unit than fifteen; the sum of ten and six; sixteen units or objects

3. Sixteennoun

   a symbol representing sixteen units, as 16, or xvi

4. Etymology: [AS. sixtne, sixtne. See Six, and Ten, and cf. Sixty.]

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1. Sixteen

   Sixteen was a Polish band, which was founded in 1997 and disbanded in 2004. Renata Dąbkowska is its lead singer, and it represented Poland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998. Their debut album "Lawa" was released in 1997. During the later part of 1998, the band became known as Seventeen and sometimes Sixteen-Seventeen.

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1. sixteen

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British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sixteen' in Written Corpus Frequency: #776

How to pronounce sixteen?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say sixteen in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sixteen in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sixteen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of sixteen in a Sentence

1. Army University:

   Sixteen witnesses were interviewed, several multiple times, in an effort to develop evidence to determine if there was probable cause to substantiate the allegation.

2. Bernard Mannes Baruch:

   I was eleven, then I was sixteen. Though no honors came my way, those were the lovely years.

3. Jules Feiffer:

   At sixteen I was stupid, confused, insecure and indecisive. At twenty-five I was wise, self- confident, prepossessing and assertive. At forty-five I am stupid, confused, insecure and indecisive. Who would have supposed that maturity is only a short break in adolescence?

4. Ayanna Pressley:

   A sixteen-year-old in 2021 possesses a wisdom and a maturity that comes from 2021 challenges, 2021 hardships, and 2021 threats, now is the time for us to demonstrate the courage that matches the challenges of the modern-day sixteen and seventeen-year-old.

5. The Atlanta-area prosecutors:

   Each of the sixteen persons who signed the unofficial Elector Certificate ultimately submitted to the National Archives received a similar target letter alerting, that person both that his testimony was required by the special purpose grand jury and that he was a target of the investigation.

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