16

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Definition

  1. Noun:

    • The natural number following fifteen and preceding seventeen; the cardinal number equivalent to the sum of ten and six.
    • The symbol or numeral representing this number (16, XVI).

  2. Adjective:

    • Amounting to sixteen in number.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • Sixteen is a perfect square.
    • She celebrated her sixteenth birthday.
    • The final score was sixteen to ten.

  • Adjective:

    • There are sixteen ounces in a pound.
    • He bought sixteen apples.
    • The team consists of sixteen players.
Advanced Usage
  • "Sweet sixteen": A common cultural term, especially in North America, referring to a girl's sixteenth birthday, often marked with a celebration.
    • Her parents threw a large party for her sweet sixteen.
Variants and Related Words
  • Sixteenth (adj., n.): Constituting number sixteen in a sequence; one of sixteen equal parts.
    • We are studying the sixteenth century. (Adjective)
    • An ounce is one sixteenth of a pound. (Noun)
Synonyms
  • XVI (Roman numeral).
  • A dozen and four (informal, archaic).
Related Phrases
  • Sixteen going on seventeen: An expression describing a sixteen-year-old who acts or feels more mature, like a seventeen-year-old.
    • She's so responsible, she's sixteen going on seventeen.
Adjective
  1. being one more than fifteen
Noun
  1. the cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one

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