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Meaning of FIFTEEN

Pronunciation:  'fif'teen

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
  2. [adj]  being one more than fourteen
 
 Synonyms: 15, 15, cardinal, xv, XV
 
 See Also: large integer

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Fif"teen`\, a. [OE. fiftene, AS. f[=i]ft[=y]ne,
    f[=i]ft[=e]ne. See {Five}, and {Ten}, and cf. {Fifty}.]
    Five and ten; one more than fourteen.
    
    
  2. \Fif"teen`\, n.
    1. The sum of five and ten; fifteen units or objects.
    
    2. A symbol representing fifteen units, as 15, or xv.
    
    
 

 

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