quatorze
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Etymology
Origin of quatorze
1695–1705; < French: fourteen < Latin quattuordecim, equivalent to quattuor four + -decim, combining form of decem ten
Example Sentences
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The men who devise the Tour de France course made the curious decision to use this year's quatorze juillet to showcase some of the least appealing aspects of the French countryside.
From The Guardian • Jul. 15, 2012
The biggest casualty was Edgar Degas’ bronze sculpture of a teenage ballerina, “Petite danseuse de quatorze ans,” estimated to bring as much as $35 million.
From BusinessWeek • Nov. 2, 2011
Purpose: to help the patois-speakers to celebrate le quatorze Juillet, the French Day of Independence.
From Time Magazine Archive
"But I had a quatorze, and took the fishes," replied Des Meloises.
From The Golden Dog by Kirby, William
"Il me paroit que votre soeur est comme une demoiselle de quatorze ans."
From The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 3 by Burney, Fanny
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