What does one-fifth mean?

one-fifth means "one part in five equal parts".

How many syllables are in one-fifth?

one-fifth has 3 syllables and divides as o-ne--fifth under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for one-fifth?

Close synonyms include fifth, fifth part, twenty percent. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is one-fifth a common word?

one-fifth is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

One-fifth — meaning and 3 synonyms

noun

1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
one part in five equal parts
Synonymsfifth fifth part twenty percent
Broadercommon fraction

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What does one-fifth mean?: one-fifth means "one part in five equal parts".
How many syllables are in one-fifth?: one-fifth has 3 syllables and divides as o-ne--fifth under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

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