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sixteen
noun
    1a. The cardinal number 16;
    1b. The quantity that this represents, being one more than fifteen, or the sum of ten and six.
    2. Any symbol for this, eg 16 or XVI.
    3. The age of sixteen.
    4. Something, especially a garment or a person, whose size is denoted by the number 16.
    5. A set or group of sixteen people or things.
    6. A score of sixteen points.
adj
    1. Totalling sixteen.
    2. Aged sixteen.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon; see six + -teen.



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