fifteenth

fif-TEENTH/ˌfɪfˈtiːnθ/

4 meanings of fifteenth

1
adjective
Coming right after the fourteenth in order, number, or position.
Like the next runner to finish after fourteen others have crossed the line.
Today is my fifteenth birthday.
Their seats were in the fifteenth row of the theater.
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2
nouncountable
The one that comes after the fourteenth in a list or line.
She was the fifteenth to cross the finish line.
Out of all the callers, he was the fifteenth that day.
3
nouncountable
One part of something that has been split into fifteen equal pieces.
Like cutting a pizza into fifteen equal slices and taking just one.
Each guest got a fifteenth of the cake.
Only a fifteenth of the bottle was left by morning.
4
nouncountable
In music, the distance between two notes that lie two octaves apart.
She played the tune a fifteenth above the bass.
The two flutes were a fifteenth apart in pitch.
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From Old English fīftēoþa, made from "fifteen" plus "-th".