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siks-TEEN/ˌsɪksˈtiːn/

The number 16 is sixteen: six + teen. Sixteen students / sixteen years old. Sixty is 60. In Britain you can leave school at sixteen in some routes.

Meaning

The number 16.

Examples

• “There are sixteen students.”
• “Lesson sixteen is on page forty.”
• “She is sixteen next month.”

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16. Contrast: sixty (60). Phrase: sixteen years old.

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