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fifth
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fifth  (ffth)
n.
1. The ordinal number matching the number five in a series.
2. One of five equal parts.
3. One fifth of a gallon or four fifths of a quart of liquor.
4. Music
a. A tone five degrees above or below a given tone in a diatonic scale.
b. The interval between two such tones.
c. The harmonic combination of two such tones.
d. The dominant of a scale or key.
5. Fifth The Fifth Amendment. Used with the.

[Middle English, from Old English ffta; see penkwe in Indo-European roots.]

fifth adv. & adj.
fifthly adv.

fifth
Adjective
of or being number five in a series
Noun
1. one of five equal parts of something
2. Music the interval between one note and the note three-and-a-half tones higher or lower than it
3. an additional high gear fitted to some vehicles, esp. certain sports cars
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fifth - a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
United States liquid unit - a liquid unit officially adopted in the United States Customary System
2.fifth - position five in a countable series of things; "he was fifth out of several hundred runners"
rank - relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"
3.fifthfifth - one part in five equal parts        
common fraction, simple fraction - the quotient of two integers
4.fifth - the musical interval between one note and another five notes away from it
musical interval, interval - the difference in pitch between two notes
Adj.1.fifth - coming next after the fourth and just before the sixth in position
ordinal - being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh"
Translations
fifth [fɪfθ] adjquinto

fifth [fɪfθ] numcinquième

fifth [fɪfθ] numfünfte(r, s)
nFünftel nt

fifth [fɪfθ] numquinto/a

fifth
n fifth [fifθ]
1 one of five equal parts. vyfde خُمْس една пета pětina femtedel das Fünftel ένα πέμπτο quinto viiendik یک پنجم viidesosa cinquième חֲמִישִית पांचवां petina ötöd seperlima fimmti (hluti) quinto 5分の1 5분의 1 penktoji (dalis) piektā [] satu per lima vijfde fem(te)del piąta (część) quinto o cin­cime пятая часть pätina petina petina femtedel ที่ห้า beşte biri; 1/5 五分之一 п'ята частина پانچ برابر حصوں میں سے ایک một phần năm
2 (also adjective) the last of five (people etc ); the next after the fourth. vyfde الخامِس пети pátý femte der/die/das Fünfte πέμπτος quinto viies پنجم viides cinquième הַחֲמִישִי पंचम peti (po redu) ötödik kelima fimmti quinto 5番目 (の) 5번째(의) penktas piektais kelima vijfde femte piąty quinto al cincilea пятый piaty peti peti femte คนที่ห้า beşinci; 5.nci 第五 п'ятий پانچ میں سے آخری thứ năm 第五


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