Five

Five
Five Five (f[imac]v), n. 1. The number next greater than four, and less than six; five units or objects. [1913 Webster]

Five of them were wise, and five were foolish. --Matt. xxv. 2. [1913 Webster]

2. A symbol representing this number, as 5, or V. [1913 Webster]


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  • five — [faıv] number, n [: Old English; Origin: fif] 1.) the number 5 ▪ There is also a golf course five miles away. ▪ I ll be back by five (=five o clock) . ▪ The family moved to Canada when he was five (=five years old) . 2.) a piece of paper money… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Five Ks — Five K can also refer to a five kilometer distance in long distance running or other sports. The Five Ks, or panj kakaar/kakke , are five items of faith that baptised Khalsa Sikhs wear at all times at the command of the tenth Sikh Guru, Guru… …   Wikipedia

  • Five — (englisch für Fünf) ist der Name von Channel Five, ein TV Kanal Five (Band), ehemalige britische Boygroup Five (Zeitschrift), ein Basketballmagazin Forschungsinitiative Verbände Siehe auch: Five Nations Big Five  Wiktionary: five –… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • FIVE — (englisch für Fünf) ist der Name von Five (Fernsehen), ein TV Kanal Five (Band), ehemalige britische Boygroup Five (Zeitschrift), ein Basketballmagazin Forschungsinitiative Verbände Siehe auch …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Five — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Five Álbum de estudio de Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie Publicación 1994 Género(s) Synth pop …   Wikipedia Español

  • five — five; five·ling; five·pence; five·pen·ny; five·some; five·fold; …   English syllables

  • Five — (f[imac]v), a. [OE. fif, five, AS. f[=i]f, f[=i]fe; akin to D. vijf, OS. f[=i]f, OHG. finf, funf, G. f[ u]nf, Icel. fimm, Sw. & Sw. Dan. fem, Goth. fimf, Lith. penki, W. pump, OIr. c[ o]ic, L. quinque, Gr. pe nte, [AE]ol. pe mpe, Skr. pa[ n]can.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Five-BN — Alawar Five BN Тип Частная компания Год основания 2003 Расположение …   Википедия

  • five — [fīv] adj. [ME < OE fif, with assimilated nasal, akin to Ger fünf (OHG, Goth fimf) < IE base * penkwe > Sans páñca, Gr pente, L quinque] totaling one more than four n. 1. the cardinal number between four and six; 5; V 2. a) any group of… …   English World dictionary

  • five — O.E. fif, from P.Gmc. *fimfe (Cf. O.Fris., O.S. fif, Du. vijf, O.N. fimm, O.H.G. funf, Goth. fimf), from PIE *penkwe (Cf. Skt. panca, Gk. pente, L. quinque, O.C.S. peti, Lith. penke, O.Welsh …   Etymology dictionary

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