fifthordinal number
uk/fɪfθ/us/fɪfθ/A2 5th written as a word:
the fifth floor of the building
Tomorrow is the fifth (of September).
I was/came fifth in the race.
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- Beethoven's fifth symphony has been arranged for the piano.
- The meeting is on the fifth and we're hoping everyone will attend.
- You're the fifth person to ask me that question.
- He was the fifth climber to die on these mountains over the past two days.
- He lit his fifth cigarette in half an hour.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Fractions
- complex fraction
- deci-
- decimal place
- eighteenth
- eighth
- fiftieth
- fraction
- improper fraction
- millionth
- mixed fraction
- proper fraction
- quadrant
- quarter
- quartile
- seventh
- sixteenth
- sixth
- thirtieth
- thousandth
- three quarters
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Idiom(s)
I take/plead the Fifth (Amendment)
fifthnoun [ C ]
uk/fɪfθ/us/fɪfθ/B1 one of five equal parts of something:
One fifth is the same as 20 percent.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Fractions
- complex fraction
- deci-
- decimal place
- eighteenth
- eighth
- fiftieth
- fraction
- improper fraction
- millionth
- mixed fraction
- proper fraction
- quadrant
- quarter
- quartile
- seventh
- sixteenth
- sixth
- thirtieth
- thousandth
- three quarters
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