| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | four·teen |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  fôr-t n , f r- |
| NOUN: | 1. The cardinal number equal to 13 + 1. 2. The 14th in a set or sequence. 3. Something having 14 parts, units, or members. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English fourtene, from Old English fowertne. See kwetwer- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | four·teen —ADJECTIVE & PRONOUN
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