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five  (fv)
n.
1. The cardinal number equal to 4 + 1.
2. The fifth in a set or sequence.
3. Something, such as a quintet or a basketball team, that has five parts, units, or members.
4. A five-dollar bill.
5. fives (used with a sing. verb) Sports One of several forms of handball originating in England and played mainly at British schools and universities, in which only the receiving side can score points.

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

five adj. & pron.

five
Noun
1. the cardinal number that is the sum of one and four
2. a numeral, 5 or V, representing this number
3. something representing or consisting of five units
Adjective
amounting to five: five years
See also fives [Old English fīf]

Five a basketball team.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fivefive - the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
digit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits"
2.fivefive - a team that plays basketball
forward - a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team
center - a position on a basketball team of the player who participates in the jump that starts the game
guard - a position on a basketball team
team, squad - a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
basketball league - a league of basketball teams
3.five - a playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pips
dice, die - a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
domino - a small rectangular block used in playing the game of dominoes; the face of each block has two equal areas that can bear 0 to 6 dots
spot - a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value; "an eight-spot"
Adj.1.fivefive - being one more than four
5, v
cardinal - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers"
Translations
Spanish five [faɪv] numcinco;
she is five (years old) → tiene cinco años (de edad);
it costs five pounds → cuesta cinco libras;
it's five (o'clock) → son las cinco

French five [faɪv] numcinq
German five [faɪv] numfünf
Italian five [faɪv] numcinque

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Fire Eater gives Pinocchio five gold pieces for his father, Geppetto; but the Marionette meets a Fox and a Cat and follows them
The whole number of persons collected at Grand Pre finally amounted to four hundred and eighty-three men, and three hundred and thirty-seven women, heads of families; and their sons and daughters, to five hundred and twenty-seven of the former, and five hundred and seventy-six of the latter; making in the whole one thousand nine hundred and twenty-three souls.
Shall the qualifications be divided so that five hundred rich should be equal to a thousand poor, or shall the thousand have equal power with the five hundred?
 
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