Fifteenth

usgb/ˌfɪfˈtiːnθ/
adjective

Coming next after the fourteenth (14th) part in a series or counting order.

My birthday falls on the fifteenth of March.
Visual representation of "fifteenth" - Coming next after the fourteenth (14th) part in a series or counting order.

Often appears as...

  • fifteenth of march
  • fifteenth century
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Ordinal Position

Indicates order within a sequence, specifically the number after fourteenth.

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He finished in fifteenth place in the race.
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Historical Periods

Often used to denote centuries and specific historical time frames.

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Gothic architecture was prominent in the fifteenth century.
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Not Numerical

Although related to numbers, it represents a place in order, not a count of items.

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My favorite poem is the fifteenth in the collection.
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