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Main Entry:: five
Pronunciation:: \ˈfīv\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English, from five, adjective, from Old English fīf; akin to Old High German finf five, Latin quinque, Greek pente
Date:: before 12th century

1 — see number table2plural : a British handball game3: the fifth in a set or series <the five of clubs>4: something having five units or members ; especially : a basketball team5: a 5-dollar bill6: fifteen 27: a slapping of extended right hands by two people (as in greeting or celebration) —usually used in phrases with give or slap<so I slapped him five and hugged him — J. R. Burke>

— five adjective

— five pronoun, plural in construction

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