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Fifteen Common

Fifteen has 3 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Adjective · Num

Definitions
Noun
1

the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one

"The total count in the jar reached fifteen, which is exactly the sum of fourteen marbles plus one more."

Adjective
1

being one more than fourteen

"After counting all the apples, I realized there were fifteen of them, which is exactly one more than fourteen."

Num
1

The cardinal number occurring after fourteen (14) and before sixteen (16).

"She counted to fifteen as she walked across the bridge."

See Also
quindecagon fifteenness quarter of hour quindecuple quindenary quarter to fifteenfold quindecemvirate
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
large integer

Origin

The word "fifteen" comes from Old English and originally meant "five plus ten." It is related to similar words in other Germanic languages like German and Dutch.

Rhyming Words
een meen been feen keen teen peen ween reen seen deen leen veen wheen epeen steen bleen gleen breen green
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