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fourteen
[
fawr
-
teen
,
fohr
-
]
Origin
four·teen
/
ˈfɔrˈtin
,
ˈfoʊr-
/
Show Spelled
[
fawr
-
teen
,
fohr
-
]
Show IPA
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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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
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
fourteen
O.E. feowertyne; see
four
+
-teen
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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