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fifth
(redirected from Perfect fifth)

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fifth
1. 
a. one of five equal or nearly equal parts of an object, quantity, measurement, etc.
b. (as modifier): a fifth part
2. the fraction equal to one divided by five (1/5)
3. Music
a. the interval between one note and another five notes away from it counting inclusively along the diatonic scale
b. one of two notes constituting such an interval in relation to the other
4. an additional high gear fitted to some motor vehicles

Fifth - An enhanced version of FORTH. M.S. Dissertation, Cliff Click <cliff@cs.rice.edu>, Texas A&M, 1985. Available from the Software Construction Co, (409)696-5432.


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Welch highlights his dancers' classical technique, providing the pleasure of watching their long, lean legs slide into perfect fifth.
Wheeldon makes rudimentary moves look new--when two dancers faced one another, each raised one arm, together forming a perfect fifth position.
Brown pitched a perfect fifth inning but told Tracy he couldn't pitch the sixth because of the pain.
 
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