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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. coming after the fourteenth in order, position, time, etc. Often written: 15th
    2. ( as noun )

      the fifteenth of the month

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

    1. one of 15 equal or nearly equal parts of something
    2. ( as modifier )

      a fifteenth part

  1. the fraction equal to one divided by 15 ( 1 15 )
    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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fifteenth1

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

The fifteenth — Gary Creek, 39, one of three alleged leaders — was scheduled to surrender Thursday.

This edition of Fotofest, its fifteenth, is titled View From Inside: Contemporary Arab Video, Photography and Mixed Media Art.

On this coming March fifteenth we will be unpopular with more millions of taxpayers than ever before.

The most persistent story about the Garter was first recorded in the fifteenth century.

That he would camp near Lone Jack on the evening of the fifteenth, and wanted Thompson to join him thar.

Several laws for the resumption of Crown lands were passed by the Parliaments of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.

Ducking back through the firedoor, he ran quickly up to the sixteenth floor, up past the fifteenth.

The approximate date is probably about the middle of the fifteenth century.

Many episcopal visitations took place during the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth centuries.

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