sixteenth

English
English numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: sixteen
    Ordinal: sixteenth
    Multiplier: sixteenfold

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌsɪksˈtiːnθ/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːnθ
  • Hyphenation: six‧teenth

Adjective

sixteenth

  1. The ordinal form of the number sixteen.

Usage notes

English ordinal numbers may function as either an adjective or as a noun, and almost never appear in the plural.

Abbreviations
  • 16th, 16th; (in names of monarchs and popes) XVI

Translations
the ordinal form of the number sixteen — See also translations at 16th

Noun

sixteenth (plural sixteenths)

  1. One of sixteen equal parts of a whole.
    A sixteenth of 320 is 20.

Translations
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