26984 words

fifth

5 definitions • 10 examples
1
5th written as a word:

Examples:

the fifth floor of the building
the fifth of Tomorrow is the fifth of September.
the fifth My birthday is in January, on the fifth.
be fifth I was fifth in the race.
come fifth I came fifth in the race.
2
one of five equal parts of something:

Examples:

One fifth is the same as 20 percent.
3
the distance between two musical notes that are five notes apart:

Examples:

D is a fifth up from G.
He writes lush melodies full of open fifths, augmented fourths, and sevenths.
4
(a person or thing) coming immediately after the fourth and before all others:

Examples:

Leo was fifth in the race.
[ C ] Tomorrow is the fifth of September.
5
A fifth is one of five equal parts of something.

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