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Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
fifth

	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
fifth

	Fifth \Fifth\, n.
   1. The quotient of a unit divided by five; one of five equal
      parts; a fifth part.
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   2. (Mus.) The interval of three tones and a semitone,
      embracing five diatonic degrees of the scale; the dominant
      of any key.
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Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
fifth

	fifth
     adj : coming next after the fourth and just before the sixth in
           position [syn: 5th]
     n 1: a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States
          gallon
     2: position five in a countable series of things; "he was fifth
        out of several hundred runners"
     3: a fifth part [syn: one-fifth, fifth part, twenty
        percent]
     4: the musical interval between one note and another five notes
        away from it

Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
fifth

	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: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
fifth

	Fifth
     
        An enhanced version of FORTH.  M.S. Dissertation, Cliff Click
        , Texas A&M, 1985.  Available from the
        Software Construction Co, (409)696-5432.

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