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fourteenth

Pronunciation: /ˌfɔːˈtiːnθ/

The English word “fourteenth” has 4 meanings listed here.

adjective

  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.

Etymology

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

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