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cinquième

fifth

adjective sank-YEHM Rare
Numbers & Measures Ordinal Numbers

Usage Note

Cinquième is the ordinal form of cinq (five). In French schools, la cinquième is the second year of middle school (roughly age 12-13), part of the collège cycle — a useful cultural reference. The related adverb cinquièmement means 'fifthly' in a list.

Examples

"C'est la cinquième fois qu'il appelle."

Natural Translation

This is the fifth time he has called.

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