First Known Use: before 12th century
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fourteen
noun four·teen \fȯr-ˈtēn, ˈfȯr(t)-\
: the number 14
Full Definition of FOURTEEN
— see number table
— fourteen adjective
— fourteen pronoun, plural in construction
— four·teenth \-ˈtēn(t)th; -ˌtēn(t)th\ adjective or noun
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Origin of FOURTEEN
Middle English fourtene, from Old English fēowertīene, from fēowertīene, adjective, from fēower + -tīene; akin to Old English tīen ten
Rhymes with FOURTEEN
Andine, arene, baleen, beguine, Benin, benzene, benzine, Bernstein, between, black bean, boreen, bovine, broad bean, buckbean, caffeine, canteen, carbine, careen, chlorine, chopine, chorine, citrine, codeine, colleen, convene, cotquean, cuisine, dasheen, dauphine, demean, demesne, dry-clean, dudeen, eighteen, Essene, e-zine, fanzine, fascine, fifteen, flavine, fluorine, gamine, gangrene, glassine, gyrene, Hellene, hoatzin, horsebean, houseclean, khamsin, Ladin, lateen, latrine, Lublin, machine, malines, marine, moline, moreen, morphine, nankeen, naphthene, Nicene, nineteen, nongreen, obscene, offscreen, on-screen, patine, piscine, poteen, praline, preteen, pristine, propine, Rabin, ratteen, ravine, red bean, routine, saline, saltine, Salween, sardine, sateen, scalene, serene, shagreen, shebeen, siren, Sistine, sixteen, Slovene, snap bean, soybean, spalpeen, string bean, strychnine, subteen, sunscreen, Szczecin, tacrine, takin, taurine, terrene, terrine, thirteen, Tolkien, tontine, tureen, umpteen, unclean, undine, unseen, vaccine, vitrine, wax bean, white bean, windscreen, yestreen, Yibin, zechin
FOURTEEN Defined for Kids
1fourteen
adjective four·teen \fȯr-ˈtēn, ˈfȯrt-ˌtēn\
Definition of FOURTEEN for Kids
: being one more than 13
2fourteen
noun
Definition of FOURTEEN for Kids
: one more than 13 : two times seven : 14
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