n.
Pronunciation: ' fith, ' fif(t)th, ' fift
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural fifths \ ' fiths, ' fif(t)ths, ' fif(t)s \
Etymology: Middle English fifte, fifthe, from Old English f ī fta, from f ī f five
Date: before 12th century
1 ― see NUMBER table
2 a : the musical interval embracing five diatonic degrees b : a tone at this interval specifically : DOMINANT 1 c : the harmonic combination of two tones at this interval
3 : a unit of measure for liquor equal to one fifth of a U.S. gallon (0.757 liter)
4 capitalized : the Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution also : the right accorded by the Fifth Amendment to refuse to testify against oneself ― usually used in the phrase take the Fifth
– fifth adjective or adverb
– fifth · ly adverb