fifth

/fɪ(f)θ/
/fɪθ/
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Other forms: fifths

Definitions of fifth
  1. adjective
    coming next after the fourth and just before the sixth in position
    synonyms: 5th
    ordinal
    being or denoting a numerical order in a series
  2. noun
    position five in a countable series of things
    “he was fifth out of several hundred runners”
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    type of:
    rank
    relative status
  3. noun
    one part in five equal parts
    synonyms: fifth part, one-fifth, twenty percent
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    type of:
    common fraction, simple fraction
    the quotient of two integers
  4. noun
    a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
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    type of:
    United States liquid unit
    a liquid unit officially adopted in the United States Customary System
  5. noun
    the musical interval between one note and another five notes away from it
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    type of:
    interval, musical interval
    the difference in pitch between two notes
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UK
/fɪθ/
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