Kilo Lingo

/kɛ̃z/

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Translation

fifteen

Word origin

From Latin quindecim ('fifteen'), from quinque ('five') and decem ('ten').

Origin
Latin
Root
quindecim
English cognates
quintet, decimal

Examples

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My son has been fifteen for the last month.

partons , .

We leave in fifteen minutes, be ready.

pile.

The train arrives at three o'clock sharp.

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There are fifteen people in the room.

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She lived fifteen years in Paris before leaving.

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This word is part of lesson 56.