fifteen

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English

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 ←  14 15 16  → 
    Cardinal: fifteen
    Ordinal: fifteenth
    Adverbial: fifteen times
    Multiplier: fifteenfold
    Group collective: fifteensome
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Etymology

PIE word
*pénkʷe

From Middle English fiftene, from Old English fīftīene, fīftēne, from Proto-Germanic *fimftehun. Cognate with West Frisian fyftjin, Dutch vijftien, German fünfzehn, Danish femten. Equivalent to five +‎ -teen.

Pronunciation

  • (next word stressed near the first syllable)
    (UK, US) enPR: fĭf'tēn, IPA(key): /ˈfɪf.tiːn/
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  • (next word stressed after the first syllable)
    (UK, US) enPR: fĭf-tēn', IPA(key): /fɪfˈtiːn/
  • Rhymes: -iːn

Numeral

fifteen (cardinal, ordinal fifteenth)

  1. The cardinal number occurring after fourteen (14) and before sixteen (16).

Synonyms

  • Roman numerals: XV
  • Arabic numerals: 15

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Noun

fifteen (plural fifteens)

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  1. (Ireland, mostly in plural) An Irish traybake made with crushed digestive biscuits, marshmallows and glacé cherries combined with condensed milk and desiccated coconut.

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