XIV

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does XIV mean? 

• XIV (noun)
  The noun XIV has 1 sense:

1. the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one

  Familiarity information: XIV used as a noun is very rare.

• XIV (adjective)
  The adjective XIV has 1 sense:

1. being one more than thirteen

  Familiarity information: XIV used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• XIV (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

14; fourteen; XIV

Hypernyms ("XIV" is a kind of...):

large integer (an integer equal to or greater than ten)

• XIV (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Being one more than thirteen

Synonyms:

14; fourteen; xiv

Similar:

cardinal (being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order)

 Context examples 

A measurement of the factor XIV in a biological specimen.

(Factor XIV Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The determination of the amount of factor XIV present in a sample.

(Factor XIV Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of the factor XIV activity in a biological specimen.

(Factor XIV Activity Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The determination of the amount of Factor XIV activity present in a sample.

(Factor XIV Activity Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

To say the truth, replied Miss Crawford, I am something like the famous Doge at the court of Lewis XIV.; and may declare that I see no wonder in this shrubbery equal to seeing myself in it.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)