one-fifteen
UK[ˌwʌn.fɪfˈtiːn]US[ˌwʌn.fɪfˈtiːn]
n
The number 115; one hundred and fifteen.
n
A time of day, specifically 1:15 (one-fifteen) on a clock.
Etymology
The term 'one-fifteen' is a modern English compound numeral formed by the straightforward combination of the cardinal number 'one' and the cardinal number 'fifteen'. 'One' derives from Old English 'ān', of Germanic origin, related to Dutch 'een' and German 'ein', from an Indo-European root shared by Latin 'unus'. 'Fifteen' comes from Old English 'fīftīene', a contraction of 'fīf' (five) and 'tīene' (a group of ten). The hyphenated form 'one-fifteen' follows the conventional English pattern for articulating multi-digit numbers in sequence, particularly when specifying the hour and minute in time-telling. Its logic is purely arithmetic and positional, representing the sum of one hundred and fifteen or, in a temporal context, one hour and fifteen minutes.
Analysis
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Examples
The room number is one-fifteen, on the first floor.
The meeting is scheduled for one-fifteen this afternoon.
The final score was one-fifteen, a decisive victory.