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fifteenth

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fif·teenth  (ff-tnth)
n.
1. The ordinal number matching the number 15 in a series.
2. One of 15 equal parts.

fif·teenth adv. & adj.

fifteenth [ˈfɪfˈtiːnθ]
adj
a.  coming after the fourteenth in order, position, time, etc. Often written: 15th
b.  (as noun) the fifteenth of the month
n
1. (Mathematics)
a.  one of 15 equal or nearly equal parts of something
b.  (as modifier) a fifteenth part
2. (Mathematics) the fraction equal to one divided by 15 (1/15)
3. (Music, other)
a.  an interval of two octaves
b.  one of two notes constituting such an interval in relation to the other, esp the one higher in pitch
c.  an organ stop of diapason quality sounding a note two octaves higher than that normally produced by the key depressed; a two-foot stop
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fifteenth - position 15 in a countable series of things
rank - relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"
Adj.1.fifteenthfifteenth - coming next after the fourteenth and just before the sixteenth in position
ordinal - being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh"
Translations
fifteenth [fɪfˈtiːnθ]
A. ADJdecimoquinto
B. N (in series) → decimoquinto/a m/f; (= fraction) → quinceavo m, quinceava parte f
see fifth for usage

fifteenth [ˌfɪfˈtiːnθ]
adjquinzième
the fifteenth floor → le quinzième étage
n
the fifteenth (= day of month) → le quinze
the fifteenth of August → le quinze août
(= fraction) → quinzième m

fifteenth
adjfünfzehnte(r, s)
nFünfzehnte(r, s); (= part, fraction)Fünfzehntel nt ? also sixteenth

fifteenth [fɪfˈtiːnθ]
1. adjquindicesimo/a
2. n (in series) → quindicesimo/a; (fraction) → quindicesimo
for usage see fifth

fifteenth [fɪfˈtiːnθ]
1. adjquindicesimo/a
2. n (in series) → quindicesimo/a; (fraction) → quindicesimo
for usage see fifth

fifteenth الخامس عشر patnáctý femtende fünfzehnter δέκατος πέμπτος decimoquinto viidestoista quinzième petnaesti quindicesimo 十五番目の 열다섯 번째의 vijftiende femtende piętnasty décimo quinto пятнадцатый femtonde ลำดับที่สิบห้า onbeşinci thứ mười lăm 第十五的


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He is fifteen years of age, has fifteen silver buckles on his jacket and is the fifteenth Evardo to rule the land of Ev.
, down to that of Copernicus in the fifteenth and Tycho Brahe in the sixteenth century A.
This is the history of Silas Marner, until the fifteenth year after he came to Raveloe.
 
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