fifth

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.1 Usage notes 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Related terms

[edit] English

English ordinal numbers

<  4th	5th	6th   >
Ordinal : fifth     Cardinal : five

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK, US, standard) IPA: /fɪfθ/, SAMPA: /fɪfT/

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  Rhymes: -ɪfθ

• (UK, US, informal or dialectal) IPA: /fɪθ/, SAMPA: /fIT/

  Rhymes: -ɪθ

[edit] Usage notes

In the UK the latter pronunciation is typically confined to lazy informal speech. In the United States it is a feature of some urban and African American dialects. The first pronunciation is both standard and vastly more common in both regions.

[edit] Adjective

fifth (not comparable)

1. The ordinal form of the number five.

[edit] Synonyms

5th, 5^th; (in names of monarchs and popes) V

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[edit] Noun

fifth (plural fifths)

1. The person or thing in the fifth position.
2. One of five equal parts of a whole.
3. The fifth gear of an engine.
4. A quantity of liquor equal to one-fifth of a gallon.
5. The musical interval between one note and another five tones higher.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Related terms

• Fifth Amendment
• fifth gear
• fifth wheel
• take the Fifth