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VI

VI

35 1.0
The Roman numeral for the number six
  • numeral
translation icon : VI
  • And then after about six months, I was getting to grips with the trauma.
  • Title VI
  • Section VI
  • Table VI

Examples

  • It was in the New York Times bestseller list for six years.

  • So this is a collection of six illustrated stories.

  • Yeah, because the problem is like we needed six massive hangers.

  • I've already tried to do it six or seven times and have failed.

  • The Roman numeral VI represents the number six.

  • In ancient times, people used the numeral VI to count up to six.

  • The clock struck VI to mark the start of the evening.

Synonyms

six
vsVI
∞ 1.0

The number one more than five

is a written Roman symbol representing that number rather than a word
half a dozen
vsVI
121 1.0

A group of six people or things

appears as a Roman symbol while this is a spoken phrase
half dozen
vsVI
37 1.0

A group of six things or people

is the written Roman form rather than the ordinary word phrase
half-dozen
vsVI
30 1.0

Six things or people that form a group

is shown as a Roman symbol instead of that spoken quantity
hexad
vsVI
  • Specialized
9.6

A group of six things or the number six

is written as a Roman symbol rather than named in words

Compounds

Edward VI of England
7.4

King of England and Ireland from 1547 to 1553 who died at age 15

Pope Alexander VI
8.3

A pope known for a controversial papacy and father of Cesare and Lucrezia Borgia

trespass vi et armis
  • Archaic
9.9

An act using force that hurts a person or damages property

Surface Forms

VI cardinal word
6 cardinal digit
6th ordinal digit

Etymology

VI is the Roman numeral for 'six'. The Romans used letters to write numbers: V means 'five' and I means 'one', so together VI makes 'five' plus 'one', which is 'six'.