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fourteen
[ fawr-teen, fohr- ]
noun
- a cardinal number, ten plus four.
- a symbol for this number, as 14 or XIV.
- a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
- amounting to 14 in number.
fourteen
/ ˈfɔːˈtiːn /
noun
- the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and four
- a numeral, 14, XIV, etc, representing this number
- something represented by, representing, or consisting of 14 units
determiner
- amounting to fourteen
fourteen cats
- ( as pronoun )
the fourteen who remained
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Origin of fourteen1
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Example Sentences
Fourteen years this woman had spent with Rigondeaux before he escaped.
You can find fourteen of these copper creations, all initially containing 3,900 liters of liquid apiece, on the Macallan estate.
Fourteen years on, the wooden stairs and ceiling are still charred, and the walls are studded with clusters of bullet holes.
The first machine, the 914—so called because it could copy on paper nine inches by fourteen inches—was a complex, clunky beast.
Mooney quickly inflated his life raft, sent out an SOS signal and drifted for fourteen days before he was rescued.
Fourteen genera, representing about 19 species, of Mallophaga are reported for 20 different species of bird hosts.
Bonaparte took possession of Venice, boasting an independence of fourteen centuries.
For fourteen years Massna served in the Royal Italians, but at last he retired in disgust.
A mosquito becomes dangerous in eight to fourteen days after it bites a malarious person, and remains so throughout its life.
I need fourteen wire ropes, all pulling in different directions, to hold me steady.
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