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fifƟ1) (one of five equal parts.) fem(te)del2) (( also adjective) the last of five (people etc); the next after the fourth.) femtefemteIsubst. \/fɪfθ\/1) femtedel2) femte3) ( musikk) kvint4) ( bil) femtegir, femte5) ( også 1\/5 gallon) 0,76 litera fifth of (amer. hverdagslig) en helflaske (med)major fifth ( musikk) forstørret kvintminor fifth ( musikk) forminsket kvintIIadj. \/fɪfθ\/femtethe Fifth Amendment (jus, amer.) det femte grunnlovstillegget (som sier at ingen kan tvinges til å vitne mot seg selv eller bli anklaget for et lovbrudd som man er frikjent for)the fifth century 400-tallet, femte århundrefifth column femtekolonnefifth columnist femtekolonist, forræderthe fifth commandment forklaring: svarer til det fjerde budfifth part femtedelin the fifth place på det femte stedet, for det femtetake the fifth (amer., hverdagslig) forklaring: nekte eller la være å svare på et spørsmål, særlig nekte å uttale seg til en amerikansk rettsinstans ved å påberope seg beskyttelse under den amerikanske grunnlovens 5. tilleggIIIadv. \/fɪfθ\/femte
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fifth part — noun one part in five equal parts • Syn: ↑one fifth, ↑fifth, ↑twenty percent • Hypernyms: ↑common fraction, ↑simple fraction … Useful english dictionary
fifth — /fifth/ or, often, /fith/, adj. 1. next after the fourth; being the ordinal number for five. 2. being one of five equal parts. 3. Auto. of, pertaining to, or operating at the gear transmission ratio at which the drive shaft speed is greater than… … Universalium
fifth — c.1200, fift, from O.E. fifta, from fif five (see FIVE (Cf. five)) + ta (see TH (Cf. th)). Altered 14c. by influence of fourth. Cf. O.Fris. fifta, O.S. fifto, O.N. fimmti, Du. vijfde, O.H.G … Etymology dictionary
Fifth — Fifth, n. 1. The quotient of a unit divided by five; one of five equal parts; a fifth part. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) The interval of three tones and a semitone, embracing five diatonic degrees of the scale; the dominant of any key. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fifth — [[t]fɪfθ[/t]] or, often, [[t]fɪθ[/t]] adj. 1) next after the fourth; being the ordinal number for five 2) being one of five equal parts 3) a fifth part, esp. of one (?) 4) the fifth member of a series 5) vin a fifth part of a gallon of liquor;?… … From formal English to slang
fifth — n. & adj. n. 1 the position in a sequence corresponding to that of the number 5 in the sequence 1 5. 2 something occupying this position. 3 the fifth person etc. in a race or competition. 4 any of five equal parts of a thing. 5 Mus. a an interval … Useful english dictionary
fifth — /fɪfθ / (say fifth) adjective 1. next after the fourth. 2. being one of five equal parts. –noun 3. a fifth part, especially of one (¹⁄₅). 4. the fifth member of a series. 5. Music a. a note on the fifth degree from another note (counted as the… …
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