fourteen

UK: /ˌfɔː^rˈtiːn/ US: /ˈfɔrˈtin/ ,(fôr′tēn′, fōr′-)

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four•teen /ˈfɔrˈtin/   n. 

1. a cardinal number, ten plus four.
2. a symbol for this number, as 14 or XIV.

adj. [before a noun]

3. amounting to 14 in number.

four•teenth, adj., n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

four•teen  (fôr′tēn′, fōr′-), n. 

1. a cardinal number, ten plus four.
2. a symbol for this number, as 14 or XIV.
3. a set of this many persons or things.

adj. 

4. amounting to 14 in number.

• Middle English fourtene, Old English fēowertēne. See four, -teen bef. 950

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fourteen / ˈfɔːˈtiːn/ noun

1. the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and four
2. a numeral, 14, XIV, etc, representing this number
3. something represented by, representing, or consisting of 14 units

determiner

1. amounting to fourteen: fourteen cats
2. (as pronoun): the fourteen who remained

Etymology: Old English fēowertīene