Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The cardinal number equal to 13 + 1.
- noun The 14th in a set or sequence.
- noun Something having 14 parts, units, or members.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Four more than ten, or one more than thirteen: a cardinal numeral.
- noun The sum of ten and four, or thirteen and one.
- noun A symbol representing fourteen units, as 14, XIV, or xiv.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Four and ten more; twice seven.
- noun The sum of ten and four; forteen units or objects.
- noun A symbol representing fourteen, as 14 or xiv.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The cardinal number occurring after
thirteen and beforefifteen , represented in Roman numerals asXIV and in Arabic numerals as 14.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one
- adjective being one more than thirteen
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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If you won the title fourteen times, you lost it fifteen times.
WWE Championship Kevin Sullivan 2010
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Consider the fact that one in fourteen people on the planet has a Facebook account.
Zach Weisberg: Seeking Truth in The Social Network Zach Weisberg 2010
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He had gone to the United States as a young fellow, and in fourteen years 'residence the longest period he had been out of work was twelve hours.
THE SPIKE 2010
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I can maybe handle being thirteenbut fourteen is way out of my frame of reference.
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The determination to pass the health care reform despite the majority of Americans being against it, the arrogance and total disconnect of party leaders, and now this – changing the rules to suit their party's needs - Americans will not be forgetting this in fourteen months!
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Consider the fact that one in fourteen people on the planet has a Facebook account.
Zach Weisberg: Seeking Truth in The Social Network Zach Weisberg 2010
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Consider the fact that one in fourteen people on the planet has a Facebook account.
Zach Weisberg: Seeking Truth in The Social Network Zach Weisberg 2010
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Consider the fact that one in fourteen people on the planet has a Facebook account.
Zach Weisberg: Seeking Truth in The Social Network Zach Weisberg 2010
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Consider the fact that one in fourteen people on the planet has a Facebook account.
Zach Weisberg: Seeking Truth in The Social Network Zach Weisberg 2010
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Consider the fact that one in fourteen people on the planet has a Facebook account.
Zach Weisberg: Seeking Truth in The Social Network Zach Weisberg 2010
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