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# fifteenth

adjective, noun (fifteenth, 15th; a fifteenth, fifteenths)

«fifteenth» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Fifteenth means number 15 in order. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fifteenth/#m1)
2. A fifteenth is one of 15 equal parts, written 1/15. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fifteenth/#m2)

### In the lessons

maths: a place in order (14 come before), or a fraction 1/15; everyday life: the fifteenth floor, the fifteenth birthday

### Examples

- He was fifteenth in line. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fifteenth/#x1)
- On the fifteenth day she finished the book. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fifteenth/#x2)
- How many people are ahead of the fifteenth? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fifteenth/#x3)
- One fifteenth of 30 is 2. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fifteenth/#x4)
- Her fifteenth birthday is next year. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fifteenth/#x5)
- The office is on the fifteenth floor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fifteenth/#x6)
- On the fifteenth day the duke sent for the dwarf and presented him to the prince. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fifteenth/#x7)

### Note

An order position: 14 come before. Trap: do not use 15 as an amount. Short form 15th.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Passover and Sukkot both start on the fifteenth of their months, when the moon is full. Tradition sees these as times of joy and freedom. In the primary lessons: maths: a place in order (14 come before), or a fraction 1/15; everyday life: the fifteenth floor, the fifteenth birthday

### Examples

- And on the fifteenth day of this month shall be a feast; seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten. (Torah NUM.28.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fifteenth/#x1)
- And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the LORD; seven days ye shall eat unleavened bread. (Torah LEV.23.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fifteenth/#x2)
- Speak unto the children of Israel, saying: On the fifteenth day of this seventh month is the feast of tabernacles for seven days unto the LORD. (Torah LEV.23.34, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fifteenth/#x3)
- the fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer; (Writings 1CH.24.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fifteenth/#x4)
- For the fifteenth to Jeremoth, his sons and his brethren, twelve; (Writings 1CH.25.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fifteenth/#x5)
- So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa. (Writings 2CH.15.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fifteenth/#x6)

### Note

An order position: 14 come before. Trap: do not use 15 as an amount. Short form 15th.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «fifteenth» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fifteenth/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fifteenth» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fifteenth.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «fifteenth» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/fifteenth/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fifteenth» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/fifteenth.html) on Mova free.