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eighteen

Syllabification: (eight·een)

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Definition of eighteen

number

  • equivalent to the product of two and nine; one more than seventeen, or eight more than ten; 18:she wrote eighteen novels out of sixty batches checked, eighteen were incorrect eighteen of the guests were gathered (Roman numeral: xviii or XVIII)
  • a set or team of eighteen individuals.
  • eighteen years old:he was barely eighteen
  • a size of garment or other merchandise denoted by eighteen.

Derivatives

eighteenth


number

Origin:

Old English e(a)htatēne (see eight, -teen)

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