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- pronunciation:
- fIfth
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun, adverb
- features:
- Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition: |
indicating rank or position between fourth and sixth.
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
one of five equal parts of a whole.
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| definition 2: |
the member of a series between fourth and sixth.
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| part of speech: |
adverb |
| definition: |
in a position between fourth and sixth.
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The word fifth
contains the following part:
-th1, -eth
Old English
adjective- and noun-forming suffix
that means in the position in a series indicated by the base number;
  More about this word part:
This suffix attaches to numbers to form ordinal numbers, such as "fourth
" from "four." The spelling -eth
is used when the base ends in y, as in "twentieth
" from "twenty."
Example words:
fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth, eighteenth, nineteenth, twentieth, thirtieth, fortieth, fiftieth, hundredth
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