Fiveth vs. Fifth

Fiveth vs. Fifth — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Fiveth and Fifth

Fivethadjective

(obsolete) Fifth.

Fifthadjective

The ordinal form of the number five.

Fifthnoun

The person or thing in the fifth position.

Fifthnoun

One of five equal parts of a whole.

Fifthnoun

The fifth gear of an engine.

Fifthnoun

A quantity of liquor equal to one-fifth of a gallon, or, more commonly, 750 milliliters.

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Fifthnoun

The musical interval between one note and another seven semitones higher (the fifth note in the major/minor scale)

Fifthnoun

The fifth voice in a polyphonic melody.

Fifthverb

A music technique. en

Fifthverb

To support something fifth, after four others have already done so.

Fifthnoun

a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon

Fifthnoun

position five in a countable series of things;

he was fifth out of several hundred runners
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Fifthnoun

a fifth part

Fifthnoun

the musical interval between one note and another five notes away from it

Fifthadjective

coming next after the fourth and just before the sixth in position