fifteenth

American  

[fif-teenth] / ˈfɪfˈtinθ /

adjective

1. next after the fourteenth; being the ordinal number for 15.

2. being one of 15 equal parts.

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noun

1. a fifteenth part, especially of one (1/15).

2. the fifteenth member of a series.

3. Music. the interval of two octaves.

ˈfifteenth British  

/ ˈfɪfˈtiːnθ /

adjective

1. 1. coming after the fourteenth in order, position, time, etc. Often written: 15th

   2. ( as noun )

      the fifteenth of the month

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noun

1. 1. one of 15 equal or nearly equal parts of something

   2. ( as modifier )

      a fifteenth part

2. the fraction equal to one divided by 15 ( 1/ 15 )

3. 1. an interval of two octaves

   2. one of two notes constituting such an interval in relation to the other, esp the one higher in pitch

   3. an organ stop of diapason quality sounding a note two octaves higher than that normally produced by the key depressed; a two-foot stop

Etymology

Origin of fifteenth

before 900; Middle English fiftenthe ( fifteen, -th ² ); replacing Middle English fiftethe, Old English fīftēotha

Example Sentences

The same people showering Triple H with unprintable language were likely a little bit miffed to see Cena win his inevitable third, eighth or fifteenth championship.

From Salon

By the late fifteenth century, however, the lines originally drawn in biblical maps began spreading into maps of the wider world.

From Science Daily

In 1965, Congress passed the Voting Rights Act — the subtitle of which, Keyssar points out, is “an act to enforce the fifteenth amendment.”

From Salon

Takeyuki Inagaki put it this way: “From the fourteenth to early in the morning on the fifteenth...it was like being in hell.”

From Literature

This is crucial, because in the late fifteenth century the cost of a dowry is rapidly inflating: the size of a respectable dowry is growing wildly each year.

From Literature