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Definition of "fifteenth" []

  • The ordinal number matching the number 15 in a series. (noun)
  • One of 15 equal parts. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "fifteenth" in a sentence
  • "The stories of Dedem Korkut were handed down to the next generations as a heritage of our oral literature, and first printed in fifteenth century."
  • "My only comment is that my own home state, Virginia, is horribly misrepresented at fifteenth from the bottom of the barrel, New Jersey!"
  • "Remember that guy in fifteenth grade, with the white hair?"