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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fifth \Fifth\, n. 1. The quotient of a unit divided by five one of five equal parts a fifth part From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: 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 From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: 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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