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Added 9 October 2026

fourteenth

/ˌfɔːˈtiːnθ/ adjective

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The ordinal form of the number fourteen.

noun

The person or thing in the fourteenth position.
One of fourteen equal parts of a whole.
The interval comprising an octave and a seventh.

Origin

Inherited from Middle English fourtenthe, fourtethe, from Old English fēowertēoþa, equivalent to fourteen + -th.

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