FIFTEEN


Meaning of FIFTEEN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌfif-ˈtēn, ˈfif-ˌ ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English fiftene, adjective, from Old English fīftēne, from fīf five + -tīene (akin to Old English tīen 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 -ˈtēn(t)th, -ˌtēn(t)th adjective or noun

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