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fifteen
CIDE DICTIONARY
Five and ten; one more than fourteen. [1913 Webster]
fifteen, n.
- The sum of five and ten; fifteen units or objects. [1913 Webster]
- A symbol representing fifteen units, as 15, or xv. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
fifteen, n. & adj.
--n.
1 one more than fourteen, or five more than ten; the product of three units and five units.
2 a symbol for this (15, xv, XV).
3 a size etc. denoted by fifteen.
4 a team of fifteen players, esp. in Rugby football.
5 (the Fifteen) hist. the Jacobite rebellion of 1715.
6 (15) Brit. (of films) classified as suitable for persons of 15 years and over.
--adj. that amount to fifteen.
--n.
1 one more than fourteen, or five more than ten; the product of three units and five units.
2 a symbol for this (15, xv, XV).
3 a size etc. denoted by fifteen.
4 a team of fifteen players, esp. in Rugby football.
5 (the Fifteen) hist. the Jacobite rebellion of 1715.
6 (15) Brit. (of films) classified as suitable for persons of 15 years and over.
--adj. that amount to fifteen.
Derivative
fifteenth adj. & n.
Etymology
OE fiftene (as FIVE, -TEEN)
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