fourteen

fourteen
/fawr"teen", fohr"-/, 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.
[bef. 950; ME fourtene, OE feowertene. See FOUR, -TEEN]

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