five

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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’).

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English cardinal numbers
 <  4 5 6   > 
    Cardinal : five
    Ordinal : fifth

five

  1. The number following four.
  2. Describing a set or group with five components.

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[edit] Noun

Singular
five

Plural
fives

five (plural fives)

  1. The digit/figure 5.
  2. (US) A five-dollar bill.
    Can anyone here change a five?
  3. five o'clock
    See you at five.
  4. A five-minute rest.
    Take five, soldier.

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