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fifteenth

Pronunciation: /ˌfɪfˈtiːnθ/

The English word “fifteenth” has 4 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. The ordinal form of the number fifteen.

noun

  1. The person or thing in the fifteenth position.
  2. One of fifteen equal parts of a whole.
  3. The interval comprising two octaves.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English fiftenthe, fiftethe, from Old English fīftēoþa, equivalent to fifteen + -th.

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