Meaning & use

Fifteenth

adjective·Everyday

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Next in order after the fourteenth; occupying position number fifteen in a sequence.

See it in a sentence

This is the fifteenth chapter of the novel.

She celebrated her fifteenth birthday with a small party.

A note on using this word

Also used as a noun to denote one of fifteen equal parts, as in 'a fifteenth of the total.'

Another way to use it

2. noun

One of fifteen equal parts of a whole.

Each investor received a fifteenth of the profits.

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