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eighteen
 
SYLLABICATION:eight·een
PRONUNCIATION:  -tn
NOUN:1. The cardinal number equal to 17 + 1. 2. The 18th in a set or sequence.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English eightetene, from Old English eahtatne. See okt(u) in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS:eight·eenADJECTIVEpron.
 
 
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