First Known Use: before 12th century
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eighteen
noun eigh·teen \(ˈ)ā(t)-ˈtēn\
: the number 18
Full Definition of EIGHTEEN
— see number table
— eighteen adjective
— eighteen pronoun, plural in construction
— eigh·teenth \-ˈtēn(t)th\ adjective or noun
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Origin of EIGHTEEN
Middle English eightetene, adjective, from Old English eahtatīene, from eahta + -tīene; akin to Old English tīen ten
Rhymes with EIGHTEEN
Andine, arene, baleen, beguine, Benin, benzene, benzine, Bernstein, between, black bean, boreen, bovine, broad bean, buckbean, caffeine, canteen, carbine, careen, chlorine, chopine, chorine, citrine, codeine, colleen, convene, cotquean, cuisine, dasheen, dauphine, demean, demesne, dry-clean, dudeen, Essene, e-zine, fanzine, fascine, fifteen, flavine, fluorine, fourteen, gamine, gangrene, glassine, gyrene, Hellene, hoatzin, horsebean, houseclean, khamsin, Ladin, lateen, latrine, Lublin, machine, malines, marine, moline, moreen, morphine, nankeen, naphthene, Nicene, nineteen, nongreen, obscene, offscreen, on-screen, patine, piscine, poteen, praline, preteen, pristine, propine, Rabin, ratteen, ravine, red bean, routine, saline, saltine, Salween, sardine, sateen, scalene, serene, shagreen, shebeen, siren, Sistine, sixteen, Slovene, snap bean, soybean, spalpeen, string bean, strychnine, subteen, sunscreen, Szczecin, tacrine, takin, taurine, terrene, terrine, thirteen, Tolkien, tontine, tureen, umpteen, unclean, undine, unseen, vaccine, vitrine, wax bean, white bean, windscreen, yestreen, Yibin, zechin
EIGHTEENTH Defined for Kids
1eighteen
noun eigh·teen \ā-ˈtēn, ˈāt-ˌtēn\
Definition of EIGHTEEN for Kids
: one more than 17 : three times six : 18
2eighteen
adjective
Definition of EIGHTEEN for Kids
: being one more than 17
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