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Meaning:

Adjective:

  • The ordinal form of the number five.

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Noun:

  • A quantity of liquor equal to one-fifth of a gallon, or, more commonly, 750 milliliters.
  • One of five equal parts of a whole.
  • The fifth gear of an engine.
  • The musical interval between one note and another five tones higher.
  • The person or thing in the fifth position.

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Proper noun:

  • US|informal|by extension The right not to give self-incriminating testimony.
  • US|informal The Fifth Amendment.

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