What is the meaning of fifth?

noun

  • A quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon.
  • Position five in a countable series of things.
    • usage: "he was fifth out of several hundred runners"
  • One part in five equal parts.
  • The musical interval between one note and another five notes away from it.

adjective

  • Coming next after the fourth and just before the sixth in position.
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