English Explanatory Dictionary

fourteenth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. The ordinal form of the number fourteen.
noun
  1. The person or thing in the fourteenth position.
  2. One of fourteen equal parts of a whole.
  3. The interval comprising an octave and a seventh.

Pronunciation

/ˌfɔːˈtiːnθ/ /ˌfɔɹˈtiːnθ/ En-us-fourteenth.ogg

Word forms

fourteenth fourteenths

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English fourtenthe, fourtethe, from Old English fēowertēoþa, equivalent to fourteen + -th.

Synonyms

14th XIVth XIV

Derived words

fourteenthly
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