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FIVESOME

Dictionary entry overview: What does fivesome mean?

• FIVESOME (noun)
The noun FIVESOME has 2 senses:

1. the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
2. five people considered as a unit

Familiarity information: FIVESOME used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• FIVESOME (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

quintuplet; quint; Phoebe; pentad; Little Phoebe; fivesome; five; fin; cinque; 5; quintet; V

Hypernyms ("fivesome" is a kind of...):

digit; figure (one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Five people considered as a unit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

fivesome; quintette; quintet

Hypernyms ("fivesome" is a kind of...):

assemblage; gathering (a group of persons together in one place)

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