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fifteen

FIF-teen/ˈfɪf.tiːn/

Noun pluralfifteens

2 meanings of fifteen

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  1. 1
    numeralcardinal
    The number that comes right after fourteen and before sixteen.

    Like ten with five more added on top.

    There are fifteen students in the small class.

    She turned fifteen last week.

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  2. 2
    nounIrelandcountable
    A sweet Irish snack made from crushed cookies, marshmallows, and cherries, mixed with sweet condensed milk and coconut.

    My granny always makes fifteens when the whole family comes over for Sunday dinner.

    Can I have your fifteen recipe? Mine always falls apart when I cut it.

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Origin

From Old English fīftīene, made from the words for "five" and "-teen."