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fifteenth

/ˌfɪfˈtiːnθ/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about fifteenth at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Position 15 in a countable series of things.

adjective

  1. Coming next after the fourteenth and just before the sixteenth in position.

Origin

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

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