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sixteen

/ˈsɪks.tiːn/
Meanings
  • Number

    The number that is one more than fifteen and two less than eighteen.

  • Number

    A common age for obtaining a driver's license or graduating from high school.

Pronunciation




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Rhymes
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seventeen , twenty-one
Variants
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16 , sixteen , sixteens , sixteenth , sixteenths
Etymology
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From old English seventeen minus one.

Trivia
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  1. In baseball, sixteen teams make up each league's two divisions.

  2. The atomic number of Sulfur is sixteen.

  3. The number sixteen is a Harshad number, meaning it can be expressed as the sum of its divisors (1 + 2 + 4 + 7 + 8).

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  1. Dozen and a half: A measurement equal to fifteen and a half units, often used to describe a quantity that is halfway between a dozen (12) and a full unit (16).

Culture
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In many cultures, sixteen is a significant age for coming of age, such as getting a driver's license or graduating from high school. It is also the age at which Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet are famously allowed to marry.

How to Memorize "sixteen"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a hand with its fingers spread out, representing the numbers 1 through 15. Then, imagine adding another finger to make a thumb and index finger a pair, representing the number 16.

  2. associate

    - Associate the number sixteen with the age at which you can get a driver's license or graduate from high school.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the phrase 'One short of twenty' to remember that sixteen is one less than twenty.

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