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The correct spelling is fifth.
How to pronounce fifth
/fɪft/
nounIPA: /fɪft/
Say it like: Fif-th
The correct spelling is fifth. The person or thing in the fifth position.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.The person or thing in the fifth position.
- 2.One of five equal parts of a whole.
- 3.The fifth gear of an engine.
- 4.A quantity of liquor equal to one-fifth of a gallon, or, more commonly, 750 milliliters (that is, three quarters of a liter).
- 5.The musical interval between one note and another seven semitones higher (the fifth note in the major/minor scale)
verb
- 1.To support something fifth, after four others have already done so.
- 2.To divide by 5, equates to multiplying a denominator by 5
adjective
- 1.The ordinal form of the number five.
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