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Webster 1913 Edition

Sixteen

Six′teenˊ

,
Adj.
[AS.
sixt[GREEK]ne
,
sixt[GREEK]ne
. See
Six
, and
Ten
, and cf.
Sixty
.]
Six and ten; consisting of six and ten; fifteen and one more.

Six′teenˊ

,
Noun.
1.
The number greater by a unit than fifteen; the sum of ten and six; sixteen units or objects.
2.
A symbol representing sixteen units, as 16, or xvi.

Webster 1828 Edition

Sixteen

SIX'TEEN

,
Adj.
Six and ten; noting the sum of six and ten.

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