fourteen

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fourteen

A child counts fourteen colorful blocks on the floor.

Definition
  1. Cardinal Number (Noun): The natural number following thirteen and preceding fifteen; the cardinal number equivalent to the sum of thirteen and one. It is represented by the numeral 14.
  2. Adjective: Being one more than thirteen; amounting to fourteen in quantity.
Usage
  • As a Noun (to represent the number or a group of that size):
    • Fourteen is an even number.
    • There were fourteen people in the room.
  • As an Adjective (to describe a noun):
    • She has fourteen books.
    • The team consists of fourteen players.
Examples
  • Noun:
    • The answer to the equation is fourteen.
    • A group of fourteen gathered for the meeting.
  • Adjective:
    • He waited for fourteen long minutes.
    • The recipe calls for fourteen eggs.
Advanced Usage
  • "Fourteen hundred": A common way to say the number 1,400, especially for years (e.g., for 1400 in 24-hour time) or large, round quantities.
    • The army numbered around fourteen hundred men.
  • "In one's fourteenth year": A formal or literary way to say someone is thirteen years old and will turn fourteen during that year.
    • The prince, in his fourteenth year, was sent to study abroad.
Variants and Related Words
  • Fourteenth (Adjective & Noun): The ordinal number corresponding to fourteen; coming next after the thirteenth in a series.
    • This is the fourteenth day of the month. (Adjective)
    • She finished in fourteenth place. (Noun, indicating position)
  • Fourteener (Noun): A mountain peak with an elevation of at least 14,000 feet (primarily used in the context of climbing in the United States).
    • Climbing a fourteener is a major goal for many hikers.
Synonyms
  • XIV (Roman numeral).
  • 14 (Arabic numeral).
  • A group of fourteen, a set of fourteen (for the noun form indicating a quantity).
Related Phrases and Idioms

(Note: There are very few common idioms specifically using the word "fourteen.") - The fourteen points: A historical reference to U.S. President Woodrow Wilson's principles for peace after World War I. - The treaty was based on the fourteen points.

fourteen

A child counts fourteen colorful blocks on the floor.

Adjective
  1. being one more than thirteen
Noun
  1. the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one

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