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Meaning of FOURTEENTH

Pronunciation:  'fowr'teenth

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  position 14 in a countable series of things
  2. [adj]  coming next after the thirteenth in position
 
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 Synonyms: 14th, ordinal
 
 See Also: rank

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Four"teenth`\, a. [Cf. OE. fourtende, fourtethe, AS.
    fe['o]werteo[eth]a.]
    1. Next in order after the thirteenth; as, the fourteenth day
       of the month.
    2. Making or constituting one of fourteen equal parts into
       which anything may be derived.
    
  2. \Four"teenth`\, n.
    1. One of fourteen equal parts into which one whole may be
       divided; the quotient of a unit divided by fourteen; one
       next after the thirteenth.
    2. (Mus.) The octave of the seventh.
    
 

 

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