fifteenth
num.num. the number 15 in a series. You use it to describe the position of something that comes after the fourteenth item.
num. the ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number fifteen. Often used to denote the day of the month or a specific position in a sequence.
Today is the fifteenth of May.
She finished in fifteenth place out of over two hundred runners in the city marathon.
The manuscript dates back to the fifteenth century, providing historians with a rare glimpse into the linguistic shifts occurring during that transitional period.
Inherited from Middle English fiftenthe, fiftethe, from Old English fīftēoþa, equivalent to fifteen + -th.
Typically functions as an ordinal number or a fraction; when used as a fraction, it is often preceded by 'one' or 'a'.
on the fifteen of Juneon the fifteenth of JuneWhen referring to dates, English requires the ordinal form 'fifteenth' rather than the cardinal number 'fifteen'.