fif‧teen /ˌfɪfˈtiːn◂/ BrE AmE number, noun
[Language: Old English; Origin: fiftene, from fif 'five' + tien 'ten'] 1. the number 15:
a coastal village fifteen miles south of Tourane
They met when she was fifteen (=15 years old). 2. [countable] a team of 15 players in ↑Rugby Union —fifteenth adjective, pronoun:
in the fifteenth century
her fifteenth birthday
I’m planning to leave on the fifteenth(=the 15th day of the month).
fif·teen /ˌfɪfˈtiːn/ noun, pl-teens[count] : the number 15
- fifteenadj • fifteen dollars
- fifteenpronoun • Only fifteen (of them) showed up on time.
- fif·teenth /ˌfɪfˈtiːnɵ/ noun, pl-teenths[count] • the fifteenth of September • one fifteenth of the total
- fifteenthadj • the fifteenth day
- fifteenthadv • Their boat finished fifteenth.
