eighteen

[ey-teen] Origin

eight·een

[ey-teen]
noun
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.
adjective
4.
amounting to 18 in number.

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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

Origin:
before 1000; Middle English ehtetene, Old English eahtatēne; cognate with Old Norse āttjān, German achtzehn. See eight, -teen
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eighteen (ˈeɪˈtiːn)
 
n
1.  See also number the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and eight and the product of two and nine
2.  a numeral, 18, XVIII, etc, representing this number
3.  the amount or quantity that is eight more than ten
4.  something represented by, representing, or consisting of 18 units
5.  (functioning as singular or plural) a team of 18 players in Australian Rules football
 
determiner
6.  a.  amounting to eighteen: eighteen weeks
 b.  (as pronoun): eighteen of them knew
 
[Old English eahtatēne; related to Old Norse attjan, Old High German ahtozehan]

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eighteen
O.E. eahtatene, eahtatyne; see eight + -teen.
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