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fifth-rates

fifth-rates is the plural of fifth-rate.

Meaning of fifth-rate

Noun

fifth-rate (plural fifth-rates)

  1. (UK, historical) A fifth-rate warship.

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Questions about fifth-rates

What is fifth-rates the plural of?
Fifth-rates is the plural of fifth-rate.

Words near fifth-rates in the dictionary

  1. fifth wheel
  2. fifth wheels
  3. Fifth World
  4. fifth-day fits
  5. fifth-rate
  6. fifth-rates
  7. fifthed
  8. fifthhand
  9. fifthing
  10. fifthly
  11. fifthness

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