"fifteener" meaning in English

See fifteener in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: fifteeners [plural]
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 *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English fifteener From fifteen + -er. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|fifteen|-er&lt;id:measurement&gt;|text=+|tree=1}} 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 *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. 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  1. (UK, informal) A film assigned an age rating of 15, those under 15 not being permitted to view it. Tags: UK, informal
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  2. (bibliography, informal) A book or other printed item that was printed in the 15th century (thus, during the first half-century of printing). Wikidata QID: Q216665 Tags: informal Synonyms: incunabulum, incunable
    Sense id: en-fifteener-en-noun-en:Q216665 Categories (other): Bibliography, English terms suffixed with -er (measurement) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (measurement): 47 53 Topics: bibliography, computing, engineering, human-sciences, information-science, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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