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fifteenth definition

fif·teenth (fif′teent̸h′)

adjective

  1. preceded by fourteen others in a series; 15th
  2. designating any of the fifteen equal parts of something

Etymology: ME fiftenthe < fifteotha < fiftene: see fifteen & -th

noun

  1. the one following the fourteenth
  2. any of the fifteen equal parts of something;

adverb

in the fifteenth place, rank, group, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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