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# xiv

«xiv» in Mova's school dictionary: **the Roman numeral for 14: X (10) + IV (4)** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

numeral (Roman numeral XIV)

### meaning for a pupil

1) XIV is the Roman numeral for 14: X (10) + IV (4). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/X/xiv/#m1)

2) It is used for numbers in names of kings, popes and chapters, such as Louis XIV (Louis the Fourteenth) of France. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/X/xiv/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In maths lessons, children learn Roman numerals: I = 1, V = 5, X = 10, and a smaller number before a bigger one is subtracted (IV = 4). In history, kings' names use them. On clocks and buildings Roman numerals appear too. Phrases: Louis XIV, Chapter XIV.

### examples

- XIV means fourteen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/X/xiv/#x1)
- X plus IV makes XIV. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/X/xiv/#x2)
- Louis XIV was a famous king of France known as the Sun King. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/X/xiv/#x3)
- Turn to Chapter XIV of the book. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/X/xiv/#x4)
- Write 14 in Roman numerals: XIV. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/X/xiv/#x5)
- XIV minus IV is X. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/X/xiv/#x6)
- The Awful Fate of Mr. Wolf XIV. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/X/xiv/#x7)

### note

It is not a word but a number; usually written in capital letters, XIV. It is said as fourteen, or fourteenth after a king's name. Trap: XIV is 14, not 16 (that is XVI).

### In the corpora

- [Louis XIV of France ruled even longer, 72 years.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/history/57-china-the-qing-and-the-opium-wars/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «xiv» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/X/xiv/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.