fifteen

[ fif-teen ]

noun
  1. a cardinal number, ten plus five.

  2. a symbol for this number, as 15 or XV.

  1. a set of this many persons or things.

adjective
  1. amounting to 15 in number.

Origin of fifteen

1
before 900; Middle English, Old English fiftene.See five, -teen

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British Dictionary definitions for fifteen (1 of 2)

fifteen

/ (ˈfɪfˈtiːn) /


noun
  1. the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and five

  2. a numeral, 15, XV, etc, representing this number

  1. something represented by, representing, or consisting of 15 units

  2. a rugby union football team

determiner
    • amounting to fifteen: fifteen jokes

    • (as pronoun): fifteen of us danced

Origin of fifteen

1
Old English fīftēne

British Dictionary definitions for Fifteen (2 of 2)

Fifteen

/ (ˈfɪfˈtiːn) /


noun
  1. the Fifteen British history the Jacobite rising of 1715

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