fourteenth
adjective/fɔrˈtiːnθ/
Frequency rank: #9,053 most common English word
Meaning
The ordinal number matching position 14 in a sequence.
Example sentence
The fourteenth amendment to the US Constitution granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States.
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