fifth
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- noun
- /fɪfθ/
- Was it a summer school class in fifth grade in Grosse Pointe Farms, MI?
Examples
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This is the fifth time I have visited this museum, and I still discover new things each time.
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After losing the first four games, they finally managed to win the fifth match of the tournament.
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And then it's going up to the fifth floor.
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I also just saw it for the fifth time in five days.
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And then two years later, they had a fifth son, Tyler.
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Now this is the fifth time I'm in here.
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This is his fifth outfit change today.
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She rose to fame after she well, she placed fifth in the NCAA finals.
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She was thrilled to receive her fifth award for excellence in teaching this year.
Idioms
- Formal
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8.3
To refuse to answer questions in court to avoid saying something that could make you look guilty
- Formal
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7.5
Refuse to answer questions in court or by police to avoid saying you did something wrong
Compounds
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9.9
A council of Catholic leaders in Rome 1512–1517 that made church reforms and planned a crusade against the Turks
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A Crusade from 1218 to 1221 where European Christians tried to take Jerusalem by attacking Egypt but failed
- Specialized
A rule that says there is exactly one line through a point that is parallel to a given line
A US legal right that protects people from forced testimony, being tried twice, and unfair legal process
- Specialized
A main nerve in the face that carries feeling and controls chewing muscles
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Etymology
Fifth as a noun comes from Old English fifta, from five + -th, so a 'fifth' is the person or thing in the number five place, like the runner who comes after four others.