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fourteenth

[ fawr-teenth, fohr- ]

/ ˈfɔrˈtinθ, ˈfoʊr- /

adjective

next after the thirteenth; being the ordinal number for 14.

being one of 14 equal parts.

noun

a fourteenth part, especially of one (1/14).

the fourteenth member of a series.

Origin of fourteenth

before 900; Middle English fourtenthe, Old English fēowertēotha. See fourteen, -th²

Words nearby fourteenth

foursquare, fourteen, fourteen points, fourteen points, the, fourteener, fourteenth, fourteenth amendment, fourth, fourth amendment, fourth class, fourth commandment

Example sentences from the Web for fourteenth

Does that mean that the Fourteenth Amendment permits states to define marriage in that way?

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The constitutional provision at issue in these cases is the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Judges Now Recognize Anti-Gay Marriage Laws Are Irrational |Geoffrey R. Stone |April 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In fact, the Court mentioned these cases in passing and relied on the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

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The judge said the right to not be discriminated against under the First and Fourteenth amendments applies to the plaintiffs.

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She just completed her sixth embed with American troops in Afghanistan and her fourteenth trip to that country.

Alchemy in Afghanistan |Ann Marlowe |June 14, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
The family of Ulfeldt has been known since the close of the fourteenth century.

Memoirs of Leonora Christina |Leonora Christina Ulfeldt
The period of abstinence should certainly extend from the beginning of menstruation to the fourteenth day.

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The cathedral was built with money collected from pilgrims who flocked to the city in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.

The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 1 (of 10) |James Edward Parrott
The unusually fine chancel arch is Transitional; the chancel itself is probably early fourteenth–century work.

Warwickshire |Clive Holland
When the gentleman bearing this name is introduced to us in the fourteenth of Genesis, he is king of Salem, which means peace.

Flowers of Freethought |George W. Foote

British Dictionary definitions for fourteenth

fourteenth

/ (ˈfɔːˈtiːnθ) /

adjective

coming after the thirteenth in order, position, time etc. Often written: 14th
(as noun)the fourteenth in succession

noun

one of 14 equal or nearly equal parts of something
(as modifier)a fourteenth part

the fraction equal to one divided by 14 (1/14)