fifteen
[ fif-teen ]
/ ˈfɪfˈtin /
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noun
a cardinal number, ten plus five.
a symbol for this number, as 15 or XV.
a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
amounting to 15 in number.
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fifteen
/ (ˈfɪfˈtiːn) /
noun
the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and five
a numeral, 15, XV, etc, representing this number
something represented by, representing, or consisting of 15 units
a rugby union football team
determiner
- amounting to fifteenfifteen jokes
- (as pronoun)fifteen of us danced
Word Origin for fifteen
Old English fīftēne
British Dictionary definitions for fifteen (2 of 2)
Fifteen
/ (ˈfɪfˈtiːn) /
noun
the Fifteen British history the Jacobite rising of 1715
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