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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (4)

1. a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon;

2. position five in a countable series of things;
- Example: "he was fifth out of several hundred runners"

3. one part in five equal parts;
[syn: one-fifth, fifth, fifth part, twenty percent]

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


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. coming next after the fourth and just before the sixth in position;
[syn: fifth, 5th]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Fifth \Fifth\, a. [OE. fifte, fifthe, AS. f[imac]fta. See Five.] 1. Next in order after the fourth; -- the ordinal of five. [1913 Webster] 2. Consisting of one of five equal divisions of a thing. [1913 Webster] Fifth monarchy men (Hist.), a fanatical sect in England, of the time of the commonwealth, who maintained that there would be a fifth universal monarchy, during which Christ would reign on earth a thousand years. Fifth wheel, a horizontal wheel or segment above the fore axle of a carriage and beneath the body, forming an extended support to prevent careening. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Fifth \Fifth\, n. 1. The quotient of a unit divided by five; one of five equal parts; a fifth part. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) The interval of three tones and a semitone, embracing five diatonic degrees of the scale; the dominant of any key. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

fifth adj 1: coming next after the fourth and just before the sixth in position [syn: fifth, 5th] n 1: a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon 2: position five in a countable series of things; "he was fifth out of several hundred runners" 3: one part in five equal parts [syn: one-fifth, fifth, fifth part, twenty percent] 4: the musical interval between one note and another five notes away from it
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

Fifth An enhanced version of FORTH. M.S. Dissertation, Cliff Click , Texas A&M, 1985. Available from the Software Construction Co, (409)696-5432.