14
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Definition
- Noun:
- The cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one: The natural number following 13 and preceding 15. It is represented by the Arabic numeral "14" or the Roman numeral "XIV".
- Adjective:
- Being one more than thirteen: A quantity or amount totaling fourteen units.
Usage
- Noun: Used to represent a count, quantity, or position in a sequence.
- Adjective: Used to describe a noun, indicating its quantity is fourteen.
Examples
- Noun:
- The answer to the equation is fourteen.
- She celebrated her fourteenth birthday. (Note: "fourteenth" is the ordinal form, derived from the cardinal "fourteen").
- Adjective:
- There are fourteen students in the classroom.
- He waited for fourteen long days.
Advanced Usage
- "Fourteen hundred": A common way to say the number 1,400.
- The army consisted of fourteen hundred soldiers.
- "Fourteen" in sports: In rugby union, the number 14 is typically worn by the right wing player.
- Historical/Cultural Reference: The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution addresses citizenship rights and equal protection under the law.
Variants and Related Words
- Fourteenth (adj, n): The ordinal form (14th).
- This is my fourteenth visit. (Adjective)
- He finished in fourteenth place. (Noun, referring to position)
- Fourteener (n): A mountain peak exceeding 14,000 feet in elevation (common term in the United States, especially Colorado).
- Climbing a fourteener is a major goal for many hikers.
Synonyms
- XIV (Roman numeral).
- A group of fourteen, a set of fourteen.
Related Phrases
- Fourteen days: A period equivalent to two weeks.
- The project must be completed in fourteen days.
- At the age of fourteen: A common phrase describing someone who is fourteen years old.
- He wrote his first novel at the age of fourteen.
Adjective
- being one more than thirteen
Noun
- the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one