fourteen

[fawr-teen, fohr-] Origin

four·teen

[fawr-teen, fohr-]
noun
1.
a cardinal number, ten plus four.
2.
a symbol for this number, as 14 or XIV.
3.
a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
4.
amounting to 14 in number.

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Fourteen is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

Origin:
before 950; Middle English fourtene, Old English fēowertēne. See four, -teen
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fourteen (ˈfɔːˈtiːn)
 
n
1.  the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and four
2.  a numeral, 14, XIV, etc, representing this number
3.  something represented by, representing, or consisting of 14 units
 
determiner
4.  a.  amounting to fourteen: fourteen cats
 b.  (as pronoun): the fourteen who remained
 
[Old English fēowertīene]

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fourteen
O.E. feowertyne; see four + -teen.
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