eighteen

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

eighteen
    adj 1: being one more than seventeen [syn: {eighteen}, {18},
           {xviii}]
    n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of seventeen and one
         [syn: {eighteen}, {18}, {XVIII}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Eighteen \Eight"een`\ ([=a]"t[=e]n`), a. [AS. eahtat[=y]ne,
   eahtat[=e]ne. See {Eight}, and {Ten}, and cf. {Eighty}.]
   Eight and ten; as, eighteen pounds.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Eighteen \Eight"een`\, n.
   1. The number greater by a unit than seventeen; eighteen
      units or objects.
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   2. A symbol denoting eighteen units, as 18 or xviii.
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