ˈfɪfˈti:n n. & adj. --n. 1
one more than fourteen, or
five more than
ten;
the product of
three units
and five units. 2 a
symbol for this (15, xv, XV). 3 a size etc. denoted by fifteen. 4 a
team of fifteen players,
esp. in
Rugby football. 5 (the Fifteen)
hist. the
Jacobite rebellion of 1715. 6 (15)
Brit. (of films)
classified as
suitable for persons of 15 years and
over. --adj.
that amount to fifteen. øøfifteenth adj. & n. [OE fiftene (as FIVE, -TEEN)]