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Fifth   /fɪfθ/  /fɪθ/   Listen
adjective
Fifth  adj.  
1.
Next in order after the fourth; the ordinal of five.
2.
Consisting of one of five equal divisions of a thing.
Fifth monarchy men (Hist.), a fanatical sect in England, of the time of the commonwealth, who maintained that there would be a fifth universal monarchy, during which Christ would reign on earth a thousand years.
Fifth wheel, a horizontal wheel or segment above the fore axle of a carriage and beneath the body, forming an extended support to prevent careening.


noun
Fifth  n.  
1.
The quotient of a unit divided by five; one of five equal parts; a fifth part.
2.
(Mus.) The interval of three tones and a semitone, embracing five diatonic degrees of the scale; the dominant of any key.





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... 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
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... 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
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... 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
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... 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
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... 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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