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Nov 7, 2009
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Synonyms for fifth

Noun

1. fifth, United States liquid unit
usage: a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
2. fifth, rank
usage: position five in a countable series of things; "he was fifth out of several hundred runners"
3. one-fifth, fifth, fifth part, twenty percent, common fraction, simple fraction
usage: a fifth part
4. fifth, interval, musical interval
usage: the musical interval between one note and another five notes away from it

Adjective

1. fifth, 5th, ordinal (vs. cardinal)
usage: coming next after the fourth and just before the sixth in position
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