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Webster 1913 Edition
Fifth
1.
Next in order after the fourth; – the ordinal of five.
2.
Consisting of one of five equal divisions of a thing.
Fifth monarchy men
(Hist.)
, a fanatical sect in England, of the time of the commonwealth, who maintained that there would be a fifth universal monarchy, during which Christ would reign on earth a thousand years.
– Fifth wheel
, a horizontal wheel or segment above the fore axle of a carriage and beneath the body, forming an extended support to prevent careening.
Fifth
,Noun.
1.
The quotient of a unit divided by five; one of five equal parts; a fifth part.
2.
(Mus.)
The interval of three tones and a semitone, embracing five diatonic degrees of the scale; the dominant of any key.
Webster 1828 Edition
Fifth
FIFTH
,Adj.
1.
The ordinal of five; the next to the fourth.2.
Elliptically, a fifth part; or the word may be considered as a noun, as to give a fifth or two fifths.FIFTH
,Noun.
Definition 2024
Fifth
Fifth
See also: fifth
English
Proper noun
Fifth
- (chiefly US, informal, with the) The Fifth Amendment.
- (chiefly US, informal, with the, by extension) The right not to give self-incriminating testimony.
- (chiefly US) Fifth Avenue.
- (chiefly US) Fifth Street.
Related terms
- take the Fifth
- plead the Fifth
Translations
Fifth Amendment — see Fifth Amendment
fifth
fifth
See also: Fifth
English
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Cardinal : five Ordinal : fifth Multiplier : quintuple |
Alternative forms
- fift (obsolete)
Adjective
fifth (not comparable)
- The ordinal form of the number five.
Synonyms
Translations
Ordinal form of the number 5
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Noun
fifth (plural fifths)
- The person or thing in the fifth position.
- One of five equal parts of a whole.
- The fifth gear of an engine.
- A quantity of liquor equal to one-fifth of a gallon, or, more commonly, 750 milliliters.
- The musical interval between one note and another five tones higher.
- The fifth voice in a polyphonic melody.
Synonyms
- (one of five equal parts): ⅕
Translations
person or thing in the fifth position
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one of five equal parts of a whole
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fifth gear — see fifth gear
quantity of liquor
musical interval