fifteenth

[US]/fɪf'tiːnθ/
[UK]/'fɪf'tinθ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. the one that comes after the fourteenth in a series; constituting number fifteen in a sequence; one part in fifteen
n. the one that comes after the fourteenth in a series; the fifteenth day of a month; one part in fifteen

Phrases & Collocations

on the fifteenth

Example Sentences

on the fifteenth floor.

The palace was built in the fifteenth century.

The fifteenth to Belga, the sixteenth to Emmer,

The castle was enlarged considerably in the fifteenth century.

Did the matter in question occur on or about ten o'clock on the fifteenth of June?

there was the rich square bell tower of Saint-Jacques de la Boucherie, with its angles all frothing with carvings, already admirable, although it was not finished in the fifteenth century.

Real-world Examples

One of the first, invented in the fifteenth century, was a hygrometer, which measured humidity.

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It is an important change from the paintings of the fifteenth century.

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This is the fifteenth time I'm telling you to be quiet.

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Em, enough time, but not too early. What about the fifteenth of December?

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On June fifteenth, the election was held for delegates to the constitutional convention.

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There are several buildings constructed by the Catholic church in the fifteenth century.

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The pilot answered with a mischievous twinkle. See you the fifteenth, he grinned.

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It was the fifteenth of March, and Duncan was exactly eleven years old.

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Yeah, but, you know, it's...it would be like starting on the fifteenth date.

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Her class at Smith College was to gather for the fifteenth anniversary of their graduation.

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