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four·teenth (fôr′tēnt̸h′)

adjective

  1. preceded by thirteen others in a series; 14th
  2. designating any of the fourteen equal parts of something

Etymology: ME fourtenthe, altered (after fourteen) < OE feowerteotha

noun

  1. the one following the thirteenth
  2. any of the fourteen equal parts of something;

adverb

in the fourteenth place, rank, group, etc.

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fourteenth Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • series: Clicking on Canals No 14 - The fourteenth of a regular series of articles on waterways on the internet.

Converse of object

  • come: The Nationals The South West Telecoms Lympstone Band came fourteenth in the national level two competition.

Adjective modifier

  • late: Thus, Morris's work indirectly augments our sense of changes that took place between the thirteenth century and the late fourteenth.

Modifies a noun

  • century: In the middle of the fourteenth century, the Great Plague hit the Islamic world.
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