fifteen

fif-teen · numeral

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Definitions

numeral

  1. 1.

    The number equivalent to the product of three and five; one more than fourteen, or five more than ten; 15.

  2. 2.

    A group or unit of fifteen people or things.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    fifteen minutes of fame — brief celebrity or notoriety
  • •
    a quarter of an hour — another way to express fifteen minutes

Related words

See also: fifth, fifty, five

Etymology

From Old English fiftene, from fif ("five") + -tene (a form of "ten"). Related to Dutch vijftien and German funfzehn.