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five

–noun

1.	a cardinal number, four plus one.

2.	a symbol for this number, as 5 or V.

3.	a set of this many persons or things.

4.	a playing card, die face, or half of a domino face with five pips.

5.	Informal. a five-dollar bill: Can you give me two fives for a ten?

–adjective

6.	amounting to five in number.

—Idiom

7.	take five, Informal. to take a brief respite.

[Origin: bef. 1000; 1925–30 for def. 7; ME; OE fīf; c. D vijf, G fünf, ON fimm, Goth fimf, L quīnque, Gk pénte, Skt pancha

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n.

The cardinal number equal to 4 + 1.
The fifth in a set or sequence.
Something, such as a quintet or a basketball team, that has five parts, units, or members.
A five-dollar bill.
fives (used with a sing. verb) Sports One of several forms of handball originating in England and played mainly at British schools and universities, in which only the receiving side can score points.

[Middle English, from Old English fīf; see penk^we in Indo-European roots.]

five adj. & pron.

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five

O.E. fif, from P.Gmc. *fimfe (cf. O.S. fif, O.N. fimm, O.H.G. funf, Goth. fimf), from PIE *pengke (cf. Skt. panca, Gk. pente, L. quinque, O.C.S. peti, Lith. penke, O.Welsh pimp). Slang five-finger discount "theft" is from 1966.

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five
adjective
1.	being one more than four
noun
1.	the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
2.	a team that plays basketball [syn: basketball team]
3.	a playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pips [syn: five-spot]

American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - Cite This Source - Share This

five

see take five.

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Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

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five1 [faiv] noun

the number or figure 5

Arabic:	الرَّقِم 5
Chinese (Simplified):	五
Chinese (Traditional):	五
Czech:	pět
Danish:	fem
Dutch:	vijf
Estonian:	viis
Finnish:	viisi
French:	cinq
German:	die Fünf
Greek:	πέντε
Hungarian:	öt
Icelandic:	fimm
Indonesian:	lima
Italian:	cinque

Japanese:	５
Korean:	5, 다섯
Latvian:	piecnieks; pieci
Lithuanian:	penki
Norwegian:	fem(tall)
Polish:	piątka
Portuguese (Brazil):	cinco
Portuguese (Portugal):	cinco
Romanian:	cinci
Russian:	пять; пятёрка
Slovak:	päť, päťka
Slovenian:	pet
Spanish:	cinco
Swedish:	fem
Turkish:	beş

five2 [faiv] noun

the age of 5

Arabic:	الخامِسَه من العُمر
Chinese (Simplified):	五岁
Chinese (Traditional):	五歲
Czech:	pět (let)
Danish:	fem år
Dutch:	vijf
Estonian:	viis (aastat vana)
Finnish:	viiden vuoden ikä
French:	cinq ans
German:	die Fünf
Greek:	η ηλικία των πέντε χρόνων
Hungarian:	ötéves
Icelandic:	fimm ára
Indonesian:	lima tahun
Italian:	cinque anni*

Japanese:	５歳
Korean:	5세
Latvian:	piecu gadu vecums
Lithuanian:	penkerių metų amžius
Norwegian:	femårsalder
Polish:	wiek 5 lat
Portuguese (Brazil):	idade de cinco anos
Portuguese (Portugal):	de cinco, *cinco anos
Romanian:	cinci ani
Russian:	пять лет
Slovak:	päť rokov
Slovenian:	pet let
Spanish:	cinco años
Swedish:	fem
Turkish:	beş yaş

five1 [faiv] adjective

5 in number

Arabic:	خامِس
Chinese (Simplified):	五个（人或物）
Chinese (Traditional):	五個(人或物)
Czech:	pět
Danish:	fem
Dutch:	vijf
Estonian:	viis
Finnish:	viisi
French:	cinq
German:	fünf
Greek:	πέντε (στον αριθμό)
Hungarian:	öt
Icelandic:	fimm
Indonesian:	lima
Italian:	cinque

Japanese:	５の
Korean:	5의, 다섯의
Latvian:	pieci
Lithuanian:	penki
Norwegian:	fem
Polish:	pięć
Portuguese (Brazil):	cinco
Portuguese (Portugal):	cinco
Romanian:	cinci
Russian:	пять; пятеро
Slovak:	päť
Slovenian:	pet
Spanish:	cinco
Swedish:	fem
Turkish:	beş

five2 [faiv] adjective

aged 5

Arabic:	عُمْرُه 5 سنوات
Chinese (Simplified):	五岁的
Chinese (Traditional):	五歲的
Czech:	pětiletý
Danish:	fem år gammel
Dutch:	vijf
Estonian:	viieaastane
Finnish:	viisivuotias
French:	de cinq ans
German:	fünf
Greek:	που είναι πέντε χρόνων
Hungarian:	ötéves
Icelandic:	fimm ára
Indonesian:	lima tahun
Italian:	di cinque anni*

Japanese:	５歳の
Korean:	5세의
Latvian:	piecgadīgs
Lithuanian:	penkerių metų
Norwegian:	fem (år gammel)
Polish:	w wieku 5 lat
Portuguese (Brazil):	que tem cinco anos
Portuguese (Portugal):	com cinco, *de cinco anos
Romanian:	de cinci ani
Russian:	пятилетний
Slovak:	päťročný
Slovenian:	petleten
Spanish:	de cinco años
Swedish:	fem
Turkish:	beş yaşında

five-

having five (of something)
Example: a five-apartment house

Arabic:	مُكَوَّن من خَمس أو خمسَه
Chinese (Simplified):	有五（套）的
Chinese (Traditional):	有五(套)的
Czech:	pěti-
Danish:	fem-
Dutch:	vijf-
Estonian:	viie-
Finnish:	viisi-
French:	à cinq (…)
German:	fünf-…
Greek:	πεντα- (ως α΄ συνθ.)
Hungarian:	öt-
Icelandic:	með fimm
Indonesian:	lima

Italian:	di, con cinque (…)
Japanese:	５－
Lithuanian:	penkių
Norwegian:	fem-
Polish:	pięcio-
Portuguese (Portugal):	de cinco
Romanian:	cu cinci (…)
Russian:	пяти-
Slovak:	päť-
Slovenian:	pet-…
Spanish:	de cinco…
Swedish:	fem-
Turkish:	beş

See also: five-year-old, fiver

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Five Forks, WV Zip code(s): 26145

Five Points, AL (town, FIPS 26200) Location: 33.01707 N, 85.35126 W
Population (1990): 200 (76 housing units)
Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 36855

Five Points, TN Zip code(s): 38457

Five Corners, WA (CDP, FIPS 24188) Location: 45.68475 N, 122.57391 W
Population (1990): 6776 (2219 housing units)
Area: 9.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Five Points, FL (CDP, FIPS 22475) Location: 30.22266 N, 82.64402 W
Population (1990): 1136 (468 housing units)
Area: 6.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Five Points, OH (CDP, FIPS 27303) Location: 39.56157 N, 84.19715 W
Population (1990): 1554 (510 housing units)
Area: 7.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Chevy Chase Section Five, MD (village, FIPS 16720) Location: 38.98295 N, 77.07509 W
Population (1990): 632 (228 housing units)
Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau

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Five

Cinque\, n. [F. cinq, fr. L. quinque five. See Five.] Five; the number five in dice or cards.

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Five

Fif"teen`\, a. [OE. fiftene, AS. f[=i]ft[=y]ne, f[=i]ft[=e]ne. See Five, and Ten, and cf. Fifty.] Five and ten; one more than fourteen.

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