ordinal number, noun
ordinal number 5th:
Today is the fifth (of May). * the fifth century BC * It's her fifth birthday. * My office is on the fifth floor. * It's the fifth time that I've been to America. * Her mother had just given birth to another child, her fifth. * the world's fifth-largest oil exporter * He finished fifth in the race. * Edward V (= Edward the fifth)
noun each of five equal parts of sth:
She cut the cake into fifths. * He gave her a fifth of the total amount.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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