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The meaning of EIGHTEEN is a number that is one more than seventeen.
noun. the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and eight and the product of two and nine See also number. a numeral, 18, XVIII, etc, representing this number. the amount or quantity that is eight more than ten.
uk / ˌeɪˈtiːn / us / ˌeɪˈtiːn / Add to word list. A1. the number 18: You are allowed to vote at eighteen (= when you are 18 years old) The table was set for eighteen people. Fewer examples. He was drafted into the army at eighteen. War was declared at eighteen hundred/18.00 hours . The product of six and three is eighteen.
Definition of eighteen number in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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From Middle English eightetene, eiȝtene, ehtetene, from Old English eahtatīene, eahtatēne, from Proto-Germanic *ahtōutehun. Cognate with West Frisian achttjin, Dutch achttien, German achtzehn, Danish atten. Equivalent to eight + -teen
(next word stressed near the first syllable)(next word stressed after the first syllable)Rhymes: -iːneighteen 1. The cardinal number occurring after seventeen and before nineteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVIII and in Arabic numerals as 18. 1.1. 1971, Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution: 1.1.1. The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteenyears of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by ...
EIGHTEEN meaning: 1. the number 18 2. 18th written as a word. Learn more.
n. 1. a cardinal number, ten plus eight. 2. a symbol for this number, as 18 or XVIII. 3. a set of this many persons or things.
