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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
Sense 1
Meaning:
The cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("XIV" is a kind of...):
large integer (an integer equal to or greater than ten)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Being one more than thirteen
Synonyms:
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)
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