Fifth \Fifth\, a. [OE. fifte, fifthe, AS. f[imac]fta. See
Five.]
1. Next in order after the fourth; -- the ordinal of five.
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2. Consisting of one of five equal divisions of a thing.
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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.
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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
45 Moby Thesaurus words for "fifth":
consecutive intervals, decimalization, decimation, degree,
diapason, diatessaron, diatonic interval, diatonic semitone,
enharmonic diesis, enharmonic interval, fivefold, fourth,
half step, halftone, interval, less semitone, melodic interval,
note, octave, parallel octaves, pentad, pentadic, pentastyle,
pentavalent, quinary, quincuncial, quinquefid, quinquennial,
quinquepartite, quinquepartition, quinquesection, quintuple,
quintuplicate, second, semitone, seventh, sextipartition, sixth,
step, tenth, third, tithe, tone, unison interval, whole step
Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
Fifth \Fifth\, a. [OE. fifte, fifthe, AS. f[=i]fta. See Five.]
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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |