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Definition of fourteen

fourteen

/ˌfɔːrˈtiːn/
four · teen
Plural:fourteens
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fourteen Lexical Profile

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• adjective

1

Amounting to one more than thirteen or four more than ten in number; totaling two sets of seven.

Example

"A traditional sonnet consists of fourteen lines written in iambic pentameter."

• noun

1

The cardinal number equivalent to the sum of ten and four; one more than thirteen, or a symbol representing this number (such as 14 or XIV).

Example

"She turned fourteen last month and started high school in the fall."

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• pronoun

1

Fourteen people or things previously mentioned or understood from context.

Example

"Out of twenty applicants for the scholarship, fourteen were invited for an interview."

• Rhymes for fourteen

• Nearby Words

fourscore
foursome
foursquare
fourteen
fourteenth
fourth
fourthly

Word Origin & Etymology

From Old English feowertyne, a compound of feower ('four') and -tyne ('plus ten'), derived from Proto-Germanic *fedwartehun.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Fourteen. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/fourteen
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