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fifteen — 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Fifteen — Fif teen , a. [OE. fiftene, AS. f[=i]ft[=y]ne, f[=i]ft[=e]ne. See {Five}, and {Ten}, and cf. {Fifty}.] Five and ten; one more than fourteen. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
femto- — combining form Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Danish or Norwegian femten fifteen, from Old Norse fimmtān; akin to Old English fīftēne fifteen one quadrillionth (10 15) part of < femtosecond > … New Collegiate Dictionary
penkʷe — Five. Derivatives include five, Pentecost, quintessence, finger, and foist. I. Basic form *penkʷe. 1. Assimilated form *pempe. a. (i) five; … Universalium
fifteen — /fif teen /, n. 1. a cardinal number, ten plus five. 2. a symbol for this number, as 15 or XV. 3. a set of this many persons or things. adj. 4. amounting to 15 in number. [bef. 900; ME, OE fiftene. See FIVE, TEEN] * * * … Universalium
Tribal Hidage — Lageplan der Königreiche und Stammesgebiete Das Tribal Hidage ist eine Liste, welche die Größe von 34 südlich des Humber gelegenen angelsächsischen Königreichen und Stammesgebieten angibt.[1] Inhaltsverzeichnis … Deutsch Wikipedia
fifteen — fif|teen [ˌfıfˈti:n] number, n [: Old English; Origin: fiftene, from fif five + tien ten ] 1.) the number 15 ▪ a coastal village fifteen miles south of Tourane ▪ They met when she was fifteen (=15 years old) . 2.) a team of 15 players in ↑Rugby… … Dictionary of contemporary English
fifteen — cardinal number 1》 equivalent to the product of three and five; one more than fourteen; 15. (Roman numeral: xv or XV.) 2》 a team of fifteen players, especially in rugby. 3》 (15) Brit. (of a film) classified as suitable for people of 15 years and… … English new terms dictionary
fifteen — fif•teen [[t]ˈfɪfˈtin[/t]] n. 1) a cardinal number, ten plus five 2) a symbol for this number, as 15 or XV 3) a set of this many persons or things 4) amounting to 15 in number • Etymology: bef. 900; ME, OE fiftene … From formal English to slang
fifteen — /fɪfˈtin / (say fif teen) noun 1. a cardinal number, ten plus five. 2. a symbol for this number, as 15 or XV. 3. a set or group of fifteen, as a rugby union team. –adjective 4. amounting to fifteen in number. –pronoun 5. fifteen people or things …
