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fourteenth

four·teenth
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fawr-teenth, fohr-]
    • /ˈfɔrˈtinθ, ˈfoʊr-/
    • /ˌfɔːˈtiːnθ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fawr-teenth, fohr-]
    • /ˈfɔrˈtinθ, ˈfoʊr-/

Definitions of fourteenth word

  • adjective fourteenth next after the thirteenth; being the ordinal number for 14. 1
  • adjective fourteenth being one of 14 equal parts. 1
  • noun fourteenth a fourteenth part, especially of one (1/14). 1
  • noun fourteenth the fourteenth member of a series. 1
  • noun fourteenth The ordinal form of the number fourteen. 1
  • adjective fourteenth item, person: 14th in series, list 1

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Origin of fourteenth

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English fourtenthe, Old English fēowertēotha. See fourteen, -th2

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Parts of speech for Fourteenth

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

fourteenth popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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