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fifteenth

/ˌfɪfˈtiːnθ/
fif · teenth
Plural:fifteenths
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• adjective

1

Constituting number fifteen in a sequence; coming directly after the fourteenth and just before the sixteenth.

Example

"The printing press with movable type was introduced to Europe in the fifteenth century."

2

Being one of fifteen equal parts into which a whole is divided.

Example

"Each participating school received a fifteenth share of the educational grant."

• noun

1

The person, item, or rank occupying number fifteen in a sequence, or the fifteenth day of a month.

Example

"Tax returns in the United States are typically due on the fifteenth of April."

2

One of fifteen equal parts of a whole; a fraction equal to 1/15.

Example

"Roughly one fifteenth of the nature reserve consists of protected wetlands."

3

A musical interval spanning two octaves, or the fifteenth diatonic degree of a scale.

Example

"The composer scored the flute melody a fifteenth above the cello line."

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• Rhymes for fifteenth

• Nearby Words

fiesta
fife
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fifthly
fifties

Word Origin & Etymology

From Middle English fiftenthe, altered from Old English fiftēoþa, formed from fīftīene ('fifteen') and the ordinal suffix -þa ('-th').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Fifteenth. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/fifteenth
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