FOURTEENTHS

Noun

fourteenths

plural of fourteenth

Source: Wiktionary


FOURTEENTH

Four"teenth`, a. Etym: [Cf. OE. fourtende, fourtethe, AS. feówerteoedha.]

1. Next in order after the thirteenth; as, the fourteenth day of the month.

2. Making or constituting one of fourteen equal parts into which anything may be derived.

Four"teenth`, n.

1. One of fourteen equal parts into which one whole may be divided; the quotient of a unit divided by fourteen; one next after the thirteenth.

2. (Mus.)

Definition: The octave of the seventh.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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