fifteen

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fifteen/fɪfˈtiːn/
cardinal number
  • 1 equivalent to the product of three and five; one more than fourteen; 15. (Roman numeral: xv or XV)
  • 2 a team of fifteen players, especially in rugby.
  • 3 (15) Brit. (of a film) classified as suitable for people of 15 years and over.
  • 4 (the Fifteen) the Jacobite rebellion of 1715.
– derivatives
fifteenth ordinal number.
– origin OE fīftēne, fīftīene (see five, -teen).
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