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tetradecimal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tetradec-i-mal
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Based on the number 14; using the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C and D.

noun

A fourteenth

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- English decimal English tetradecimal From tetra- + decimal.

Inflected Forms

tetradecimals (plural)

Synonyms

base 14 quadrodecimal quattuordecimal

Questions

What does tetradecimal mean?
Based on the number 14; using the digits 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C and D.
Where does tetradecimal come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- English decimal English tetradecimal From tetra- + decimal.

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