n.
Pronunciation: ˌ fif- ' t ē n, ' fif- ˌ
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English fiftene, adjective, from Old English f ī ft ē ne, from f ī f five + -t ī ene (akin to Old English t ī en ten) ― more at FIVE , TEN
Date: before 12th century
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 \ - ' t ē n(t)th, - ˌ t ē n(t)th \ adjective or noun