English Explanatory Dictionary

fifteener

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A film assigned an age rating of 15, those under 15 not being permitted to view it.
  2. A book or other printed item that was printed in the 15th century (thus, during the first half-century of printing).

Word forms

fifteener fifteeners

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Germanic *fimf Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Germanic *tehun Proto-Germanic *fimftehun Anglian Old English fīftīene Middle English fiftene English fifteen Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āsjos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English fifteener From fifteen + -er.

Synonyms

incunabulum incunable
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