Sekirov Dictionary

fifth

/fɪfθ/

adjective 1
noun 7
verb 3
forms 3
phrases 3

adjective1

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in position 5 in a series, coming right after the fourth
- On Friday, at a former Michelin factory in the north-east of the city, the finishing touches were being put in place for the fifth Dundee design festival, which opens on Monday. — 2024

noun7

The person or thing in the fifth position.
One of five equal parts of a whole: one-fifth.
(US, informal) The right not to give self-incriminating testimony.
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The musical interval between one note and another five scale degrees higher (the fifth note in a scale)
- Now I've heard there was a secret chord / That David played, and it pleased the Lord / But you don't really care for music, do ya? / It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth — 1984
(US) A quantity of liquor equal to one-fifth of an American gallon, or, more commonly, 750 milliliters (that is, three quarters of a liter).
The fifth gear of a transmission.
The fifth voice in a polyphonic melody.

verb3

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(informal) To support something fifth, after four others have already done so.
- It was then moved, seconded, thirded, fourthed, and fifthed, “that Jarman be, and is hereby hung, and ought to be kicked.” — 1892
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(nonstandard) To divide by five.
- 3/5 has been through fifthing. 2/3 has been through thirding. Therefore, 3/5 now needs thirding and 2/3 needs fifthing — 2006
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To sing in the fifth voice in a polyphonic melody.
- Each of these three groups contributes some special insight into the nature of fifthing and the context in which it was practiced. — 1978

forms

fifthed · fifthing · fifths

Phrases with fifth

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