First Known Use: before 12th century
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fifteen
noun fif·teen \ˌfif-ˈtēn, ˈfif-ˌ\
: the number 15
Full Definition of FIFTEEN
1
— see number table
2
: the first point scored by a side in a game of tennis —called also five
— fifteen adjective
— fifteen pronoun, plural in construction
— fif·teenth \-ˈtēn(t)th, -ˌtēn(t)th\ adjective or noun
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Origin of FIFTEEN
Rhymes with FIFTEEN
Andine, arene, baleen, beguine, Benin, benzene, benzine, Bernstein, between, black bean, boreen, bovine, broad bean, buckbean, caffeine, canteen, carbine, careen, chlorine, chopine, chorine, citrine, codeine, colleen, convene, cotquean, cuisine, dasheen, dauphine, demean, demesne, dry-clean, dudeen, eighteen, Essene, e-zine, fanzine, fascine, flavine, fluorine, fourteen, gamine, gangrene, glassine, gyrene, Hellene, hoatzin, horsebean, houseclean, khamsin, Ladin, lateen, latrine, Lublin, machine, malines, marine, moline, moreen, morphine, nankeen, naphthene, Nicene, nineteen, nongreen, obscene, offscreen, on-screen, patine, piscine, poteen, praline, preteen, pristine, propine, Rabin, ratteen, ravine, red bean, routine, saline, saltine, Salween, sardine, sateen, scalene, serene, shagreen, shebeen, siren, Sistine, sixteen, Slovene, snap bean, soybean, spalpeen, string bean, strychnine, subteen, sunscreen, Szczecin, tacrine, takin, taurine, terrene, terrine, thirteen, Tolkien, tontine, tureen, umpteen, unclean, undine, unseen, vaccine, vitrine, wax bean, white bean, windscreen, yestreen, Yibin, zechin
FIFTEEN Defined for Kids
1fifteen
adjective fif·teen \fif-ˈtēn, ˈfif-ˌtēn\
Definition of FIFTEEN for Kids
: being one more than 14
2fifteen
noun
Definition of FIFTEEN for Kids
: one more than 14 : three times five : 15
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