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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective one more than four; denoting a quantity consisting of five items or units; -- representing the number five as an Arabic numeral.

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  • noun The cardinal number five.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
  • adjective being one more than four

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  • Yeah, I'm the Taxman.

    Should five per cent appear too small,

    Be thankful I don't take it all,

    November 17, 2008

  • 5 "being one more than four" is a spectacular definition, and if it wasn't meant as a reference to the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch, it is now. https://youtu.be/xOrgLj9lOwk

    November 21, 2015

  • adj. being one less than six

    November 21, 2015

  • Being 0.27 more than 4.73.

    November 22, 2015

  • The definitions are infinite!

    November 22, 2015