fourteen
n. A1 Beginner Oxford US //ˈfɔɹˈtin// UK //fɔːtˈiːn// four·teen
n. the number that comes after thirteen and before fifteen. It is written as the number 14.
n. the cardinal number equivalent to the sum of ten and four.
There are fourteen students in the classroom today.
The recipe makes exactly fourteen cookies, which is enough for everyone to have two.
The sonnet is a traditional form of poetry consisting of fourteen lines, typically following a strict rhyme scheme and a specific rhythmic structure.
From Middle English fourtene, from Old English fēowertīene, from Proto-Germanic *fedurtehun. Cognate with West Frisian fjirtjin, Dutch veertien, German vierzehn, Danish fjorten. Equivalent to four + -teen.
Usage
Functions as a determiner when placed before a noun or as a noun when referring to the number itself.