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two fifths

two fifths is the rare spelling of two-fifths.

Meaning of two-fifths

Noun

two-fifths (uncountable)

  1. Two of five equal parts (2/5, ⅖, 0.4).
    • It provides for the sale of four-fifths of certain land, while the mortgagor owned only two-fifths, and the decree was so drawn as to lead to an inference that the intention was that a two-fifths interest belonging to the plaintiff should be sold in connection with the mortgagor's interest.1888, The Northwestern Reporter, volume 35, page 507

Questions about two fifths

What is two fifths the rare spelling of?
Two fifths is the rare spelling of two-fifths.

Words near two fifths in the dictionary

  1. two children problem
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  5. two fat ladies
  6. two fifths
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  9. two for flinching
  10. two for one
  11. two for the price of one

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