Meaning of the word fifth in English

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fifth

US /fɪfθ/
UK /fɪfθ/
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Ordinal Number

1.

constituting number five in a sequence; 5th

Example:
She finished fifth in the race.
Today is the fifth of May.

Noun

1.

one of five equal parts of a whole

Example:
A fifth of the students were absent.
He drank a fifth of whiskey.
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