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one-fifth

one-fifth noun: one of five equal parts (1/5, ⅕, 0.2).

Noun

one-fifth (uncountable)

  1. One of five equal parts (1/5, ⅕, 0.2).

Forms of one-fifth

alternative formone fifth

Questions about one-fifth

What does one-fifth mean?
One-fifth means one of five equal parts (1/5, ⅕, 0.2).
What part of speech is one-fifth?
One-fifth is a noun.

Words near one-fifth in the dictionary

  1. one-eyed monsters
  2. one-eyed snake
  3. one-eyed snakes
  4. one-eyed trouser snake
  5. one-eyed trouser snakes
  6. one-fifth
  7. one-finger salute
  8. one-finger saluted
  9. one-finger salutes
  10. one-finger saluting
  11. one-fingered salute

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