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fifth

(fĭfth, fĭth)

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.

[Middle English, from Old English fīfta; see penk^we in Indo-European roots.]

fifth adv. & adj.

fifth′ly adv.

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fifth

(fɪfθ)

adj (usually prenominal)

a. coming after the fourth in order, position, time, etc. Often written: 5th

b. (as noun): he came on the fifth.

1. (Mathematics)

a. one of five equal or nearly equal parts of an object, quantity, measurement, etc

b. (as modifier): a fifth part.

2. (Mathematics) the fraction equal to one divided by five ()

3. (Music, other) 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 perfect⁹, diminished², interval⁵

4. (Automotive Engineering) an additional high gear fitted to some motor vehicles

adv

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

[Old English fīfta]

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fifth

(fɪfθ or, often, fɪθ)

adj.

1. next after the fourth; being the ordinal number for five.

2. being one of five equal parts.

3. a fifth part, esp. of one (?).

4. the fifth member of a series.

5. a fifth part of a gallon of liquor; ? of a quart (about 750 milliliters).

a. a musical interval encompassing five diatonic degrees.

b. a tone at this interval.

c. the harmonic combination of two tones a fifth apart.

adv.

7. in the fifth place; fifthly.

[before 1000; earlier fift, Middle English fifte, Old English fīfta]

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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

الخامِسخامِسخُمْس

cinquèquintquinta

pátýpětina

femtefemtedel

Fünfte Fünftel fünfter

πέμπτος

kvina

quinto cinco

viides

cinquième cinquièmement quinte quinto

peti

ötödikötöd

fimmti

quinto quinta

五番目の

다섯 번째의

penktaspenktojipenktapenktadalis

piektāpiektais

cinceacincilea

pätinapiaty

petipetina

femtefemtedel

ลำดับที่ห้า

beşincibeşte biri1/55.nci

thứ năm

五分之一第五第五的

fifth

[fɪfθ]

A. ADJ → quinto
he came fifth in the competition → ocupó el quinto lugar or terminó quinto en la competición
in the fifth century (in writing) → en el siglo V; (speaking) → en el siglo quinto or cinco
Henry the Fifth (in writing) → Enrique V; (speaking) → Enrique Quinto
the fifth of July; July the fifth → el cinco de julio
fifth form (Brit) (Scol) → quinto m, quinto curso

B. N

1. (in series) → quinto/a m/f
I was the fifth to arrive → yo fui el quinto en llegar
I wrote to him on the fifth → le escribí el día cinco
see also amendment

2. (= fraction) → quinto m, quinta parte f

3. (Mus) → quinta f

C. CPD fifth column N (Pol) → quinta columna f
fifth columnist N (Pol) → quintacolumnista mf

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fifth

[ˈfɪfθ]

adj → cinquième
the fifth floor → le cinquième étage

the fifth (= day of month) → le cinq
the fifth of August → le cinq août

(= fraction) → cinquième mfifth form n → seconde ffifth-grader [ˌfɪfθˈgreɪdə^r] n → élève mf de CM2

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fifth

adj → fünfte(r, s); fifth rate → fünftrangig

n → Fünfte(r, s); (= part, fraction) → Fünftel nt; (Mus) → Quinte f; to take the fifth (US inf) → die Aussage verweigern ? also sixth

fifth

fifth column

n → fünfte Kolonne

fifth columnist

n → Angehörige(r) mf → der fünften Kolonne, Kollaborateur(in) m(f)

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fifth

[fɪfθ]

1. adj → quinto/a
I was (the) fifth to arrive → sono stato il quinto ad arrivare
he came fifth in the competition → è arrivato quinto al concorso, si è piazzato al quinto posto
Henry the Fifth → Enrico Quinto
the fifth of July, July the fifth → il cinque luglio
I wrote to him on the fifth → gli ho scritto il cinque
fifth form (Brit) (Scol) → terzo anno di scuola superiore

2. n (in series) → quinto/a; (fraction) → quinto (Mus) → quinta

fifth

(fifθ) noun

1. one of five equal parts.

2. (also adjective) the last of five (people etc ); the next after the fourth.

fifth

→ خامِس pátý femte fünfter πέμπτος quinto viides cinquième peti quinto 五番目の 다섯 번째의 vijfde femte piąty quinto пятый femte ลำดับที่ห้า beşinci thứ năm 第五的

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First, when used as a fin for progression; Second, when used as a mace in battle; Third, in sweeping; Fourth, in lobtailing; Fifth, in peaking flukes.