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[ fifth or, often , fith ] SHOW IPA
/ fɪfθ or, often , fɪθ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective next after the fourth; being the ordinal number for five.
being one of five equal parts.
Automotive . of, relating to, or operating at the gear transmission ratio at which the drive shaft speed is greater than that of fourth gear for a given engine crankshaft speed: fifth gear.
SEE MORE SEE LESS adverb in the fifth place; fifthly.
noun a fifth part, especially of one (1/5).
the fifth member of a series.
a fifth part of a gallon of liquor or spirits; 4/5 (0.8) of a quart (about 750 milliliters).
Automotive . fifth gear.
Music . a tone on the fifth degree from another tone (counted as the first). the interval between such tones. the harmonic combination of such tones. SEE MORE SEE LESS Idioms for fifthtake the Fifth , Informal . to decline on the basis of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to answer a question when testifying.
Origin of fifth before 1000; earlier fift, Middle English fifte, Old English fīfta; -th by analogy with fourth, etc.
Words nearby fifth FIFO, fifteen, Fifteen men on the Dead Man's Chest — / Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!, fifteenth, Fifteenth Amendment, fifth , Fifth Amendment, Fifth Avenue, fifth column, Fifth Commandment, fifth cranial nerve
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The Interview, their fifth feature together, is undoubtedly their most controversial.
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There are five classes of teachers in the elementary schools, the lowest being the fifth .
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Tintorett; and Filippo Bellin is the only master named in the fifth portfolio.
Notes and Queries, Number 54, November 9, 1850 | Various
It had also resisted the strenuous efforts of Charles the Fifth ; and was now stronger than it ever had been.
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Yes, sir; we laid floor on the fifth and then we were on the sixth when this happened.
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It is said that this Copland gave the great bell, which made the fifth in the ring, to be rung nightly at nine of the clock.
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British Dictionary definitions for fifth adjective (usually prenominal) coming after the fourth in order, position, time, etc. Often written: 5th (as noun ) he came on the fifth noun one of five equal or nearly equal parts of an object, quantity, measurement, etc (as modifier ) a fifth part the fraction equal to one divided by five (1 /5
music the interval between one note and another five notes away from it counting inclusively along the diatonic scale one of two notes constituting such an interval in relation to the other See also perfect (def. 9), diminished (def. 2), interval (def. 5) an additional high gear fitted to some motor vehicles
adverb Also: fifthly after the fourth person, position, event, etc
sentence connector Also: fifthly as the fifth point: linking what follows with the previous statements, as in a speech or argument
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Word Origin for fifth Old English fīfta
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Idioms and Phrases with fifth In addition to the idioms beginning with fifth
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Words related to fifth quinary, quinquennial, quintan
Medical definitions for fifth adj. Coming after fourth, as in order, rank, or time.
Being the outermost digit, as on a hand.
Other words from fifth fifth n. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.