fifteen
pronunciation
How to pronounce fifteen in British English:
UK [ˌfɪfˈtiːn]
How to pronounce fifteen in American English:
US [ˌfɪfˈtiːn]
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- Noun:
- the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
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- Adjective:
- being one more than fourteen
Word Origin
- fifteen (n.)
- Old English fiftyne, from fif "five" (see five) + tyne (see -teen). Cognate with Old Saxon fiftein, Old Frisian fiftine, Old Norse fimtan, Swedish femton, Dutch vijftien, German fünfzehn, Gothic fimftaihun "fifteen." French quinze, Italian quindici "fifteen" are from Latin quindecim (from quinque "five;" see quinque-; + -decim (see -teen). The number of players forming a side in rugby.
Example
- 1. Policeman : he 's been here for fifteen hours !
- 2. Both names are made of fifteen letters .
- 3. His work has been translated into fifteen languages .
- 4. I hadn 't walked across our old farm in fifteen years .
- 5. That fifteen minutes is key , says duhigg .