Sixteen
noun
1.
a cardinal number, ten plus six.
2.
a symbol for this number, as 16 or XVI.
3.
a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
4.
amounting to 16 in number.
noun
1.
the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and six See also number (sense 1)
2.
a numeral, 16, XVI, etc, representing this number
3.
(music) the numeral 16 used as the lower figure of a time signature to indicate that the beat is measured in semiquavers
4.
something represented by, representing, or consisting of 16 units
determiner
5.
amounting to sixteen: sixteen tons
(as pronoun): sixteen are known to the police
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