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fifteenth

[fif-teenth]

adjective

next after the fourteenth; being the ordinal number for 15.

being one of 15 equal parts.

noun

a fifteenth part, especially of one (¹/₁₅).

the fifteenth member of a series.

Music. the interval of two octaves.

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rest equivalent in duration to a whole note

fundamental tone of a compound tone or of a series of harmonies

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Origin:
before 900; Middle English fiftenthe (see fifteen, -th²); replacing Middle English fiftethe, Old English fīftēotha

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fifteenth (ˈfɪfˈtiːnθ)

—*adj*
1.	a. coming after the fourteenth in order, position, time, etc. Often written: 15th
	b. (as noun): the fifteenth of the month

—n
2.	a. one of 15 equal or nearly equal parts of something
	b. (as modifier): a fifteenth part
3.	the fraction equal to one divided by 15 (1/15)
4.	a. an interval of two octaves
	b. one of two notes constituting such an interval in relation to the other, esp the one higher in pitch
	c. an organ stop of diapason quality sounding a note two octaves higher than that normally produced by the key depressed; a two-foot stop

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