Meaning
The number 18, one more than seventeen.
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Word origin
From Old English eahtatiene, made of eahta (eight) plus tiene (ten).
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- eahtatiene
- English cognates
- eight, eighty
Examples
UK .
In the UK you can vote at 18.
t.
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The film is for people over 18.
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We have 18 eggs in the kitchen.
eighteenth .
The meeting is on 18 May.
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eighteen: worksheet, infographic and listicle
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This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 15: Number house two: the teens.