n. 1. The cardinal number equal to 13 + 1. 2. The 14th in a set or sequence. 3. Something having 14 parts, units, or members. [Middle English fourtene, from Old English fēowertēne; see kwetwer- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] four·teen adj. & pron. |
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