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eighteen
noun
    1a. The cardinal number 18;
    1b. The quantity that this represents, being one more than seventeen, or the sum of ten and eight.
    2. Any symbol for this, eg 18, XVIII.
    3. The age of eighteen.
    4. Something, especially a garment, or a person, whose size is denoted by the number 18.
    5. A set or group of eighteen people or things.
    6. A film classified as suitable for people aged 18 and over.
      Form: 18 (written)
    7. A score of eighteen points.
adj
    1. Totalling eighteen.
    2. Aged eighteen.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon æhtatene.



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