fifth

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

fifths

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

fifth

past (v2)

fifthed

past participle (v3)

fifthed

present participle

fifthing

3rd person singular

fifths

Adjective

Adjective

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A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

1. 1.The ordinal form of the number five.

   • 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.

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.The person or thing in the fifth position.

2. 2.One of five equal parts of a whole: one-fifth.

3. 3.A quantity of liquor equal to one-fifth of an American gallon, or, more commonly, 750 milliliters (that is, three quarters of a liter).

4. 4.The musical interval between one note and another five scale degrees higher (the fifth note in a scale)

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.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.

2. 2.To support something fifth, after four others have already done so.(informal)

   • It was then moved, seconded, thirded, fourthed, and fifthed, “that Jarman be, and is hereby hung, and ought to be kicked.”
   • Though seconding (or fifthing) the praise for “BoJack Horseman” and “In Treatment,” I think I’ll use the majority of my space to discuss “You’re the Worst.”

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