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fivest

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five

[fahyv]
–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.
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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