fourteen
/ˈfɔː.tiːn/
FƆː · tiːn (2 syllables)
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Definition
The cardinal number occurring after thirteen and before fifteen.
Etymology
From Middle English fourtene, from Old English fēowertīene, from Proto-Germanic *fedurtehun. Cognate with West Frisian fjirtjin, Dutch veertien, German vierzehn, Danish fjorten. Equivalent to four + -teen.
Example Sentences
- "[…] as soul-deadeningly, eye-strainingly, sleep-inducingly boring as going through fourteen file boxes of sloppily photostatted bank records."
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