fourteenth

[ fawr-teenth, fohr- ]

adjective
  1. next after the thirteenth; being the ordinal number for 14.

  2. being one of 14 equal parts.

noun
  1. a fourteenth part, especially of one (1/14).

  2. the fourteenth member of a series.

Origin of fourteenth

1
before 900; Middle English fourtenthe,Old English fēowertēotha.See fourteen, -th2

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British Dictionary definitions for fourteenth

fourteenth

/ (ˈfɔːˈtiːnθ) /


adjective
    • coming after the thirteenth in order, position, time etc. Often written: 14th

    • (as noun): the fourteenth in succession

noun
    • one of 14 equal or nearly equal parts of something

    • (as modifier): a fourteenth part

  1. the fraction equal to one divided by 14 (1/14)

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