American English pronunciation
How to pronounce fifth
IPA transcription: ['fɪfθ]
Pronunciation variants: ['fɪfθ]['fɪθ]
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Noun
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one part in five equal parts
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a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
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position five in a countable series of things
“he was fifth out of several hundred runners”
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the musical interval between one note and another five notes away from it
Adjective
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coming next after the fourth and just before the sixth in position
Usage examples
- The fifth and last season is mainly centered on Tiffany’s character.
- However, rules at the time also allowed a fifth sledder to compete.
- It is Infocom's fifth game.
- Remember, remember, the fifth of November!
- The fifth game in the series, titled Chibi-Robo!
- Orta led off the fifth with a single with a different bat.
- The county was named for James Monroe, fifth President of the United States.
- They exclude the fifth element, Akasha, because its existence cannot be perceived.
- The fourth digit denotes an optional fifth stage, so far unused.
- They finished fifth in that tournament after beating Kuwait in a play-off match.