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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.

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

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fifth adv. & adj.

fifthly adv.

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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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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.	fifth - one part in five equal parts         fifth part, one-fifth, twenty percent 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 5th ordinal - being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh"

Translations

fifth [fɪfθ] adj → quinto

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fifth [fɪfθ] num → cinquième

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fifth [fɪfθ] num → fünfte(r, s)

n → Fünftel nt

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fifth [fɪfθ] num → quinto/a

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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 五分之一

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