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Definitions for Fifth

[1] next after the fourth; being the ordinal number for five.
[2] being one of five equal parts.
[3] 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.
[4] in the fifth place; fifthly.
[5] a fifth part, especially of one (1/5).
[6] the fifth member of a series.
[7] a fifth part of a gallon of liquor or spirits; 4/5 (0.8) of a quart (about 750 milliliters).
[8] Automotive . fifth gear.
[9] 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.
[10] take the Fifth , Informal . to decline on the basis of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to answer a question when testifying.
[11] coming after the fourth in order, position, time, etc. Often written: 5th (as noun ) he came on the fifth
[12] one of five equal or nearly equal parts of an object, quantity, measurement, etc (as modifier ) a fifth part
[13] the fraction equal to one divided by five (1 /5 )
[14] 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)
[15] an additional high gear fitted to some motor vehicles
[16] Also: fifthly after the fourth person, position, event, etc
[17] Also: fifthly as the fifth point: linking what follows with the previous statements, as in a speech or argument

Words related to Fifth

quinary, quinquennial, quintan

Words nearby Fifth

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Origin of Fifth

before 1000; earlier fift, Middle English fifte, Old English fīfta; -th by analogy with fourth, etc.

Other words from Fifth

fifth n.

Word origin for Fifth

Old English fīfta

Synonyms for Fifth

quinary, quinquennial, quintan