fourteenth

for-TEENTH/ˌfɔɹˈtiːnθ/UKfaw-TEENTH/ˌfɔːˈtiːnθ/

4 meanings of fourteenth

1
adjective
Coming right after the thirteenth in order, at number 14 in a series.
Like being number 14 in a long line of people.
She finished in fourteenth place at the marathon.
His office is on the fourteenth floor of the building.
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2
nouncountable
The person or thing that comes number 14 in a group or order.
She was the fourteenth to arrive at the party.
He is the fourteenth in line for the throne.
3
nouncountable
One part of something that has been divided into fourteen equal parts.
Like one slice when a cake is cut into 14 equal pieces.
If you cut the cake into fourteen slices, each one is a fourteenth.
Each child received a fourteenth of the prize money.
4
nouncountable
In music, the gap between two notes equal to one octave plus a seventh.
Her singing voice covered more than a fourteenth.
The chord stretched a fourteenth across the keyboard.
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Comes from Old English fēowertēoþa, made from 'fourteen' plus '-th'.