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- [fahyvz]
- /faɪvz/
- /faɪvz/
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- [fahyvz]
- /faɪvz/
Definitions of fives word
- noun fives a cardinal number, four plus one. 1
- noun fives a symbol for this number, as 5 or V. 1
- noun fives a set of this many persons or things. 1
- noun fives a playing card, die face, or half of a domino face with five pips. 1
- noun fives Informal. a five-dollar bill: Can you give me two fives for a ten? 1
- adjective fives amounting to five in number. 1
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Origin of fives
First appearance:
before 1630 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1630-40; five + -s3
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Parts of speech for Fives
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fives popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
fives usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for fives
noun fives
- cinques — Plural form of cinque.
- cinquefoils — Plural form of cinquefoil.
- lustra — Also, luster; especially British, lustre. a period of five years.