fifteenth

[fif-teenth]

adjective

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

2. being one of 15 equal parts.

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

/ ˈfɪfˈtiːnθ /

adjective

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

   2. ( as noun )

      the fifteenth of the month

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of fifteenth¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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But in the fifteenth century, small distances are monumental.

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“There will be plenty of time for magic. I promise. Right after March fifteenth!”

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As the "Top Chef" universe continued to expand, so did Lakshmi's relationships to the contestants, like in the case of Fatima Ali, a contestant on the series' fifteenth season in Colorado.

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