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Fifth

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Noun

1. fifth

a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon

2. fifth

position five in a countable series of things

Example Sentences:
'he was fifth out of several hundred runners'

3. fifth, fifth part, one-fifth, twenty percent

one part in five equal parts

4. fifth

the musical interval between one note and another five notes away from it

Adjective

5. 5th, fifth

coming next after the fourth and just before the sixth in position

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Fifth

see synonyms of fifth
adjective (usually prenominal)
1. 
a. 
coming after the fourth in order, position, time, etc. Often written: 5th
b. 
(as noun)
he came on the fifth
noun
2. 
a. 
one of five equal or nearly equal parts of an object, quantity, measurement, etc
b. 
(as modifier)
a fifth part
3. 
the fraction equal to one divided by five (1⁄5)
4. music
a. 
the interval between one note and another five notes away from it counting inclusively along the diatonic scale
b. 
one of two notes constituting such an interval in relation to the other
See also perfect (sense 9), diminished (sense 2), interval (sense 5)
5. 
an additional high gear fitted to some motor vehicles
adverb
6. Also: fifthly
after the fourth person, position, event, etc
sentence connector
7. Also: fifthly
as the fifth point: linking what follows with the previous statements, as in a speech or argument

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Fifth

see synonyms of fifth
adjective
1. 
preceded by four others in a series; 5th
2. 
designating any of the five equal parts of something
noun
3. 
the one following the fourth
4. 
any of the five equal parts of something; 1⁄5
5.  US
a. 
a unit of liquid measure for alcoholic beverages, equal to a fifth of a gallon (0.757 liter)
b. 
a bottle of alcohol with a capacity of one fifth of a gallon
6.  Music
a. 
the fifth tone of an ascending diatonic scale, or a tone four degrees above or below any given tone in such a scale; dominant
b. 
the interval between two such tones, or a combination of them
7.  US; [F-]; Informal
Fifth Amendment
adverb
8. 
in the fifth place, rank, group, etc.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Fifth

see synonyms of fifth
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.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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