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Fifth   /fɪfθ/  /fɪθ/   Listen
Fifth

adjective
1.
Coming next after the fourth and just before the sixth in position.  Synonym: 5th.
noun
1.
A quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon.
2.
Position five in a countable series of things.
3.
One part in five equal parts.  Synonyms: fifth part, one-fifth, twenty percent.
4.
The musical interval between one note and another five notes away from it.



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"Fifth" Quotes from Famous Books



... Dynasty) examples of Egyptian attempts at mummification[25] the corpse was swathed in a large series of bandages, which were moulded into shape to represent the form of the body. In a later (probably Fifth Dynasty) mummy, found in 1892 by Professor Flinders Petrie at Medum, the superficial bandages had been impregnated with a resinous paste, which while still plastic was moulded into the form of the body, special care being bestowed ...
— The Evolution of the Dragon • G. Elliot Smith
... Joseran the Count, have formed The fifth of Normans, twenty thousand men, Say all the Franks. Their arms are bright, and fleet Their steeds. These welcome death ere they succumb. None under Heav'n more valiant in the fight. Richard the old will lead them on the field,— And with his ...
— La Chanson de Roland • Lon Gautier
... want to see some of the lovely stylish dresses the girls wear as they ride on Fifth Avenue," declared Nan. "Mother, do you think I could have a real dress from New York?" she asked in a whisper. "Not one that's too stylish, of course, but so I could say it ...
— The Bobbsey Twins in a Great City • Laura Lee Hope
... and for a long time the people had desired to part from Eastern Virginia. Now during the war they had their wish, and West Virginia became a separate state. In June, 1863, it was admitted to the Union as the thirty-fifth state. ...
— This Country Of Ours • H. E. Marshall Author: Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
... so compos'd A lip, he listen'd ever to the sound Of the true words I utter'd. In both arms He caught, and to his bosom lifting me Upward retrac'd the way of his descent. Nor weary of his weight he press'd me close, Till to the summit of the rock we came, Our passage from the fourth to the fifth pier. His cherish'd burden there gently he plac'd Upon the rugged rock and steep, a path Not easy for the clamb'ring goat to mount. Thence to my view another ...
— The Divine Comedy • Dante


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