fifthly
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Variant of fifth
fifth
definition
fifth (fift̸h)
adjective
- preceded by four others in a series; 5th
- designating any of the five equal parts of something
Etymology: ME fifte < OE fifta < fif, five
noun
- the one following the fourth
- any of the five equal parts of something;
- ☆
- a unit of liquid measure for alcoholic beverages, equal to a fifth of a gallon (0.757 liter)
- a bottle of alcohol with a capacity of one fifth of a gallon
- Music
- the fifth tone of an ascending diatonic scale, or a tone four degrees above or below any given tone in such a scale; dominant
- the interval between two such tones, or a combination of them
- ☆ Informal Fifth Amendment
adverb
in the fifth place, rank, group, etc.
Related Forms:
- fifthly fifth′ly adverb
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