fourteenth

CEFRA2

/ˌfɔːˈtiːnθ/

adjective · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Coming after thirteenth and before fifteenth in order.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    One of fourteen equal parts of a whole.

Examples

  • On my fourteenth birthday, I ate ice cream cake.

  • Nowadays, the fourteenth century's debate about the Eucharist sounds completely arcane.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. The person or thing in the fourteenth position.

  2. The ordinal form of the number fourteen.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The interval comprising an octave and a seventh.

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Origin

adjective

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