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1. (adj.) fifteenth
next after the fourteenth; being the ordinal number for 15.
2. fifteenth
being one of 15 equal parts.
3. (n.) fifteenth
a fifteenth part, esp. of one (
4. fifteenth
the fifteenth member of a series.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME fiftenthe (see fifteen , -th2), earlier fiftethe, OE fīftēotha)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) fifteenth
position 15 in a countable series of things
2. (adj) fifteenth, 15th
coming next after the fourteenth and just before the sixteenth in position
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) fifteenth
next in order after the fourteenth; -- the ordinal of fifteen
2. (adj) fifteenth
consisting of one of fifteen equal parts or divisions of a thing
3. (noun) fifteenth
one of fifteen equal parts or divisions; the quotient of a unit divided by fifteen
4. (noun) fifteenth
a species of tax upon personal property formerly laid on towns, boroughs, etc., in England, being one fifteenth part of what the personal property in each town, etc., had been valued at
5. (noun) fifteenth
a stop in an organ tuned two octaves above the diaposon
6. (noun) fifteenth
an interval consisting of two octaves
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