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fourteenth (adj., n.)

"next in order after the thirteenth; an ordinal numeral; being one of fourteen equal parts into which a whole is regarded as divided;" c. 1300, fourtenethe; see fourteen + -th (1). By influence of fourteen, replacing or modifying fourtende, fowrtethe, from Old English feowerteoða, Old Norse *feowertandi "fourteenth." Compare Dutch veertiende, German vierzehnte.

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Definitions of fourteenth from WordNet
1
fourteenth (n.)
position 14 in a countable series of things;
2
fourteenth (adj.)
coming next after the thirteenth in position;
Synonyms: th
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