transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfith, ˈfif(t)th, ˈfift ]
noun
( plural fifths ˈfiths, ˈfif(t)ths, ˈfif(t)s)
Etymology: Middle English fifte, fifthe, from Old English fīfta, from fīf 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 United States gallon (0.757 liter)
4. capitalized : the Fifth Amendment of the United States 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