numeral

fifteen

fifteen

She is fifteen years old.

She is fifteen years old.

There are fifteen apples in the basket.

There are fifteen apples in the basket.

((+ noun)) used as a determiner before a noun. There are fifteen people here.

Synonyms: 15

From Old English 'fīftēne', which means 'fīf' (five) + 'tīene' (ten).

Remember that numbers from 13 to 19 end in '-teen', which sounds like 'ten'.

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