fifth
Pronunciation: /fɪfθ/
ordinal number
- 1constituting number five in a sequence; 5th: the fifth century bc her mother had just given birth to another child, her fifth the world’s fifth-largest oil exporter the fifth of November
- the fifth finisher or position in a race or competition: he finished fifth
- (in some vehicles) the fifth (and typically highest) in a sequence of gears: in my panic I changed from third to fifth
- chiefly British the fifth form of a school or college.
- fifthly (used to introduce a fifth point or reason): fourth, it can aid the process of life review, and fifth, it is an enjoyable and stimulating experience
- Music an interval spanning five consecutive notes in a diatonic scale, in particular (also perfect fifth) an interval of three tones and a semitone (e.g. C to G): strings tuned a fifth apart
- Music the note which is higher by a fifth than the root of a diatonic scale.
- US informal a fifth of a gallon, as a measure of alcoholic drink, or a bottle of this capacity: a fifth of whisky
