five
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[edit] Alternative forms
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[edit] Etymology
From Old English fīf, from Proto-Germanic *fimfi, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe. Cognate with German fünf, Italian cinque, French cinq, Greek πέντε (pente), Russian пять (pjat’), Persian پنج (panj).
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Numeral
five
[edit] Translations
five (5)
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[edit] Noun
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five (plural fives)
- The digit/figure 5.
- He wrote a five followed by four zeroes.
- (US) A five-dollar bill.
- Can anyone here change a five?
- five o'clock
- See you at five.
- A five-minute rest.
- Take five, soldier.
[edit] Translations
digit
five-dollar bill
five o'clock
five-minute rest
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