FIFTEEN


Meaning of FIFTEEN in English

/ ˌfɪfˈtiːn; NAmE /

1.

number 15

2.

noun a team of Rugby Union players :

He's in the first fifteen.

►  fif·teenth / ˌfɪfˈtiːnθ; NAmE / ordinal number , noun

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WORD ORIGIN

Old English fīftēne , fīftīene (from five and -teen ).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.