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fifteenth

/ˌfɪfˈtiːnθ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English

Syllables
fif-teenth
IPA
/ˌfɪfˈtiːnθ/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

The ordinal form of the number fifteen.

noun

The person or thing in the fifteenth position.

noun

One of fifteen equal parts of a whole.

noun

The interval comprising two octaves.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English fiftenthe, fiftethe, from Old English fīftēoþa, equivalent to fifteen + -th.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: fiftenthe, fīftēoþa

Inflected Forms

fifteenths (plural)

Derived Forms

fifteenthly

Synonyms

15th XV

Rhymes With

nineteenth eighteenth sixteenth thirteenth fourteenth seventeenth friday the 13th juneteenth greenth

Questions

How do you pronounce fifteenth?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfɪfˈtiːnθ/.
What does fifteenth mean?
The ordinal form of the number fifteen.
Where does fifteenth come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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