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fourteen

four·teen

UK/ˈfɔː.tiːn/ US/ˈfɔɹ.tin/ fairly common
adjective (1) noun (1)

adjective

1.

being one more than thirteen

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noun

1.

the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one

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From Middle English fourtene, from Old English fēowertīene, from Proto-Germanic *fedurtehun. Cognate with West Frisian fjirtjin, Dutch veertien, German vierzehn, Danish fjorten. Equivalent to four + -teen.

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