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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

fifth [fɪfθ] num → cinquième

fifth [fɪfθ] num → fünfte(r, s)

n → Fünftel nt

fifth [fɪfθ] num → quinto/a

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fifth

n fifth [fifθ]

1 one of five equal parts. vyfdeخُمْسедна петаpětinafemtedeldas Fünftelένα πέμπτοquintoviiendikیک پنجمviidesosacinquièmeחֲמִישִיתपांचवांpetinaötödseperlimafimmti (hluti)quinto５分の１5분의 1penktoji (dalis)piektā []satu per limavijfdefem(te)delpiąta (część)quintoo cin­cimeпятая частьpätinapetinapetinafemtedelที่ห้าbeşte biri; 1/5五分之一п'ята частинаپانچ برابر حصوں میں سے ایکmột phần năm五分之一

2 (also adjective) the last of five (people etc ); the next after the fourth. vyfdeالخامِسпетиpátýfemteder/die/das Fünfteπέμπτοςquintoviiesپنجمviidescinquièmeהַחֲמִישִיपंचमpeti (po redu)ötödikkelimafimmtiquinto５番目 (の)5번째(의)penktaspiektaiskelimavijfdefemtepiątyquintoal cincileaпятыйpiatypetipetifemteคนที่ห้าbeşinci; 5.nci第五п'ятийپانچ میں سے آخریthứ năm第五