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Fourteener

Meaning

Noun

In American English & Climbing:
A
to more than 14,000
above
level.
In Poetry & Fourteen:
A (usually
)
of
syllables.
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Origin

fourteener
English
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-er
English
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-er
Middle English (1100-1500)
-eren
Middle English (1100-1500)
-or
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
-ra
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
fourteen
English
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fourtene
Middle English (1100-1500)
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feowertiene
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
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Etym
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