fifth
fifth is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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.
- 2.The quotient of a unit divided by five; one of five equal parts; a fifth part.
- 3.(Mus.) The interval of three tones and a semitone, embracing five diatonic degrees of the scale; the dominant of any key.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- alone
- alter
- among
- centesimal
- certain
- decimal
- decimate
- decimation
- deficit
- division
- duodecimal
- few
- five
- hundredth
- inter
- large
- majority
- millesimal
- more
- multitude
- non
- not
- number
- one
- other
- pentavalent
- plural
- plurality
- quinquarticular
- quinquefid
- quinquepartite
- several
- sexagenary
- sexagesimal
- some
- tenth
- than
- three
- tithe
- twelfth
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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