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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Five \Five\ (f[imac]v), n. 1. The number next greater than four and less than six five units or objects. Five of them were wise, and five were foolish. --Matt. xxv. 2. 2. A symbol representing this number, as 5, or V. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Five \Five\, a. [OE. fif, five AS f[=i]f, f[=i]fe; akin to D. vijf, OS f[=i]f, OHG. finf, funf, G. f["u]nf, Icel. fimm, Sw & Sw Dan. fem, Goth. fimf, Lith. penki, W. pump, OIr. c['o]ic, L. quinque, Gr ?, [AE]ol. ?, Skr. pa?can. [root]303. Cf {Fifth}, {Cinque}, {Pentagon}, {Punch} the drink, {Quinary}.] Four and one added; one more than four From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: five adj : being one more than four [syn: {5}, {v}] n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one [syn: {5}, {V}, {cinque}, {quint}, {quintet}, {fivesome}, {quintuplet}, {pentad}, {fin}, {Phoebe}, {Little Phoebe}] 2: a team that plays basketball [syn: {basketball team}]
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