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Adjective: sixteen  'siks'teen
  1. Being one more than fifteen
    - 16, xvi
Noun: sixteen  'siks'teen
  1. The cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one
    - 16, XVI

Derived forms: sixteens

See also: cardinal

Type of: large integer

Encyclopedia: Sixteen, Maybe Less

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