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Meanings of fifth part in English

Portuguese
quinto

One part in five equal parts.

        quinto
        Usage of fifth part in English
        1
        Mohammed claimed, by a special revelation, the fifth part of the booty.
        Ten Great Religions: An Essay in Comparative Theology
        2
        Now the receptacles did not contain the fifth part of that.
        The Moon-Voyage
        3
        Nevertheless, I have about the fifth part ready for the press.
        A Narrative of some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller. P...
        4
        By what denomination should the fifth part of a penny be hereafter known?
        The Eustace Diamonds
        5
        Mr. Hoseason, I think, is proprietor of one- fifth part of a rental of £3.
        Second Shetland Truck System Report
        6
        He did not spend one fifth part of his income.
        Bred in the Bone; Or, Like Father, Like Son: A Novel
        7
        Thus, a fifth part of mankind either die or are disfigured by this distemper.
        Letters on England
        8
        The fifth part is a gay and stirring chorus founded on a popular legend.
        Musicians of To-Day
        9
        The tenth part, or the fifth part, or the third part, or one-half, or more?
        A Narrative of some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller. P...
        10
        The land tax of ancient Egypt is said likewise to have amounted to a fifth part.
        An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
        11
        And if any man will redeem his tithes, he shall add the fifth part of them.
        The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 1
        12
        Northumberland is called a fifth part of England.
        Heimskringla; Or, The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway
        13
        But he wasted the fifth part of Ireland, and then set forth through the sea to Wales.
        Celtic Fairy Tales
        14
        Which, if he that offereth it will give, he shall add above the estimation the fifth part.
        The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 1
        15
        A fifth part of his yearly income gone at one smash-andin such a foolish way, too.
        Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 333, July 1843
        16
        The King had his allegiance, likewise a fifth part of gold or silver found within his lands.
        Pioneers of the Old South: A Chronicle of English Colonial Begin...
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        Translations for fifth part
        Portuguese
        quinto
        Fifth part through the time
        Fifth part across language varieties
        United Kingdom
        Common