fifth

Noun · Adjective

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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“he was fifth out of several hundred runners”
  3. one part in five equal partsSynonyms: one-fifthfifth parttwenty 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 positionSynonyms: 5th
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]


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]

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Fifth

An enhanced version of FORTH. M.S. Dissertation, Cliff Click <cliff@cs.rice.edu>, Texas A&M, 1985. Available from the Software Construction Co, (409)696-5432.

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