fourteenth
pronunciation
How to pronounce fourteenth in British English:
UK [ˌfɔ:'ti:nθ]
How to pronounce fourteenth in American English:
US [fɔrˈtinθ, for-]
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- Noun:
- position 14 in a countable series of things
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- Adjective:
- coming next after the thirteenth in position
Word Origin
- fourteenth (adj.)
- c. 1300, fourtenethe; see fourteen + -th (1). By influence of fourteen, replacing or modifying fourtende, fowrtethe, from Old English feowerteoða, Old Norse *feowertandi "fourteenth." Compare Dutch veertiende, German vierzehnte.
Example
- 1. Fourteenth half-yearly progress report on the skills upgrading scheme .
- 2. Faith bible seminary the fourteenth commencement .
- 3. After his death , cleopatra ruled with her other brother ptolemy the fourteenth .
- 4. Could we arrange a meeting for the fourteenth ?
- 5. These evolved in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries into the miracle and mystery plays that combined singing and spoken dialogue .