Kilo Lingo

/kaˈtoɾθe/

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Translation

fourteen

Word origin

From Latin quattuordecim, from quattuor ('four') plus decem ('ten'). The Latin decem also gives English 'decimal'.

Origin
Latin
Root
quattuordecim
English cognates
decimal

Examples

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My sister turns fourteen tomorrow.

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There are fourteen people on the list.

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The bus leaves at two in the afternoon.

sellos .

I bought fourteen stamps for the postcards.

Faltan .

There are fourteen days left until the holidays.

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This word is part of lesson 79.