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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
A film assigned an age rating of 15, those under 15 not being permitted to view it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, informal
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A book or other printed item that was printed in the 15th century (thus, during the first half-century of printing).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Topics: bibliography, computing, engineering, human-sciences, information-science, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: incunabulum, incunable
Antonyms: none provided
History
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.
