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five

Pronunciation: /ˈfaɪ̯v/

The English word “five” has 9 meanings listed here.

numeral

  1. A numerical value equal to 5; the number following four and preceding six.
  2. Describing a group or set with five elements.

noun

  1. The digit/figure 5.
  2. A banknote with a denomination of five units of currency.
  3. Anything measuring five units, as length.
  4. A person who is five years old.
  5. Five o'clock.
  6. A short rest, especially one of five minutes.
  7. A basketball team, club or lineup.

Etymology

PIE word *pénkʷe Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Germanic *fimf Proto-West Germanic *fimf Old English fīf Middle English fyf English five From Middle English fyf, fyve, from Old English fīf (“five”), from Proto-West Germanic *fimf (“five”), from Proto-Germanic *fimf (“five”), from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe. See also West Frisian fiif, Dutch vijf, German fünf, Norwegian and…

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