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sixteen
SIHKS-teen
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The number after fifteen and before seventeen; 16.
"She turns sixteen next month."
How to Use Sixteen
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe number 16.
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Etymology
From Old English sixtiene, from "six" plus the suffix "-teen."