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    sixteen

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Numbers
    six·teen /ˌsɪkˈstiːn◂/ ●●● S3 W3 number  HMNthe number 16 16 十六 sixteen years later 16年后 He moved to London when he was sixteen (=16 years old). 他 16 岁时搬到了伦敦。 —sixteenth adjective, pronoun her sixteenth birthday 她的 16 岁生日 the sixteenth century 16 世纪 Let’s have dinner on the 16th (=the 16th day of the month). 我们 16号一起吃饭吧。
    Examples from the Corpus
    the 16th• Let's have dinner on the sixteenth.    Origin sixteen Old English sixtiene, from six “six” + tien “ten”
    six·teen numberChineseSyllable
    number the Corpus 16


    sixteen
    six‧teen /ˌsɪkˈstiːn◂/ number
     Language: Old English
     Origin: sixtiene, from six __six__ + tien __ten__
    the number 16:
        sixteen years later
        He moved to London when he was sixteen (=16 years old).
    —sixteenth adjective, pronoun:
        her sixteenth birthday
        the sixteenth century
        Let’s have dinner on the 16th (=the 16th day of the month).


    🔑 six·teenBrE /ˌsɪksˈtiːn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌsɪksˈtiːn/ 🔊 number16 十六▸ six·teenth BrE /ˌsɪksˈtiːnθ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌsɪksˈtiːnθ/ 🔊 ordinal number, noun HELP There are examples of how to use ordinal numbers at the entry for fifth. 序数词用法示例见 fifth 条。