# fourteen

Pronunciation: US say "FOR-teen" /ˈfɔɹ.tin/; UK say "FAW-teen" /ˈfɔː.tiːn/

## Numeral

1. The cardinal number that comes after thirteen and before fifteen, written XIV in Roman numerals and 14 in Arabic numerals.
   - Simple: The number that comes after thirteen and before fifteen, written as 14.
   - _The recipe calls for fourteen ounces of flour and a pinch of salt._
   - _Fourteen volunteers signed up to clean the riverbank on Saturday._

## Origin

From Middle English fourtene, from Old English fēowertīene, from Proto-Germanic *fedurtehun. It is related to Dutch veertien and German vierzehn, and is equivalent to four plus -teen.

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