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five-and-under

five-and-under adjective: of a role or part: involving no more than five spoken lines (and thus earning less money than others).

Adjective

five-and-under (not comparable)

  1. Of a role or part: involving no more than five spoken lines (and thus earning less money than others).

Questions about five-and-under

What does five-and-under mean?
Five-and-under means of a role or part: involving no more than five spoken lines (and thus earning less money than others).
What part of speech is five-and-under?
Five-and-under is an adjective.

Words near five-and-under in the dictionary

  1. five-and-dime
  2. five-and-dimes
  3. five-and-ten
  4. five-and-tens
  5. five-and-twenty
  6. five-and-under
  7. five-bar gate
  8. five-bar gates
  9. five-bar swordtail
  10. five-bar swordtails
  11. five-barred gate

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