fourteenth
next after the thirteenth; being the ordinal number for 14.
being one of 14 equal parts.
a fourteenth part, especially of one (1/14).
the fourteenth member of a series.
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How to use fourteenth in a sentence
Brazil ranks fourteenth among countries for greenhouse gas emissions, producing less than 5% of the carbon footprint of the US.
Brazil is holding the climate hostage for $10 billion annually | Tim McDonnell | December 11, 2020 | QuartzDoes that mean that the fourteenth Amendment permits states to define marriage in that way?
The constitutional provision at issue in these cases is the Equal Protection Clause of the fourteenth Amendment.
Judges Now Recognize Anti-Gay Marriage Laws Are Irrational | Geoffrey R. Stone | April 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn fact, the Court mentioned these cases in passing and relied on the due process clause of the fourteenth Amendment.
The judge said the right to not be discriminated against under the First and fourteenth amendments applies to the plaintiffs.
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The first recorded commonplace books were created in fourteenth-century Italy.
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She also played his fourteenth Rhapsody with orchestral accompaniment in most bold and dashing style.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayBy the fourteenth amendment to the federal constitution their rights and privileges have been further secured.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesSoon after Jane had entered her fourteenth year, she left her grandmother's and returned to her parental home.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottAt last, on the fourteenth of January, a vote was taken for three hundred and fifty thousand pounds.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington Macaulay
British Dictionary definitions for fourteenth
/ (ˈfɔːˈtiːnθ) /
coming after the thirteenth in order, position, time etc. Often written: 14th
(as noun): the fourteenth in succession
one of 14 equal or nearly equal parts of something
(as modifier): a fourteenth part
the fraction equal to one divided by 14 (1/14)
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