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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
fifteen
 
SYLLABICATION:fif·teen
PRONUNCIATION:  ff-tn
NOUN:1. The cardinal number equal to 14 + 1. 2. The 15th in a set or sequence.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English fiftene, from Old English fftne. See penkwe in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS:fif·teenADJECTIVEpron.
 
 
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