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four·teen I. \(ˈ)fō(ə)r](t)|tēn, -ȯ(ə)r], -ōə|, -ȯ(ə)] sometimes ]d.|ēn\ adjective Etymology: Middle English fourtene, from Old English fēowertīene, fēowertȳne, fēowertēne (akin to Old High German fiorzehan fourteen, Old Norse fjōrtān, Gothic fidwortaihun), from fēower four + -tīene, -tȳne, -tēne (from tīen, tȳn, tēn ten) — more at four, ten : being one more than 13 < fourteen years > — see number table II. pronoun, plural in construction Etymology: Middle English fourtene, from Old English fēowertīene, fēowertȳne, fēowertēne, from fēowertīne, fēowertȳne, fēowertēne, adjective : fourteen countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated < fourteen are here > < fourteen were found > III. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English fourtene, from Old English fēowertīene, fēowertȳne, fēowertēne, from fēowertīene, fēowertȳne, fēowertēne, adjective 1. : 10 and four : twice seven : seven times two 2. a. : 14 units or objects < a total of fourteen > b. : a group or set of 14 3. : the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 14 4. : the 14th in a set or series; especially : an article of clothing of the 14th size < wears a fourteen > |