fifteen

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Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

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Definition

  1. noun the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
  2. adjective being one more than fourteen

Etymology

PIE word *pénkʷe Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Germanic *fimf Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Germanic *tehun Proto-Germanic *fimftehun Anglian Old English fīftīene Middle English fiftene English fifteen From Middle English fiftene, from Old English fīftīene, fīftēne, from Proto-Germanic *fimftehun. Cognate with West Frisian fyftjin, Dutch vijftien, German fünfzehn, Danish femten. Equivalent to five + -teen.

In classic literature

Synonyms

15, XV

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