English Dictionary: 'Five | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Five \Five\ (f[imac]v), n. 1. The number next greater than four, and less than six; five units or objects. Five of them were wise, and five were foolish. --Matt. xxv. 2. 2. A symbol representing this number, as 5, or V. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Five \Five\, a. [OE. fif, five, AS. f[c6]f, f[c6]fe; akin to D. vijf, OS. f[c6]f, OHG. finf, funf, G. f[81]nf, Icel. fimm, Sw. & Sw. Dan. fem, Goth. fimf, Lith. penki, W. pump, OIr. c[a2]ic, L. quinque, Gr. [?], [92]ol. [?], Skr. pa[?]can. [root]303. Cf. {Fifth}, {Cinque}, {Pentagon}, {Punch} the drink, {Quinary}.] Four and one added; one more than four. |