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Five vs Fivesies - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between five and fivesies

is that five is the digit/figure 5 while fivesies is a call in any children's game, such as jacks, where five actions must be performed.

As a numeral five

is a numerical value equal to 5; the number following four and preceding six. This many dots (•••••.

five

English

(wikipedia five)

Alternative forms

* Arabic numerals: (see for numerical forms in other scripts) * Roman numerals: V

Numeral

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  • (cardinal) A numerical value equal to ; the number following four and preceding six. This many dots (•••••)

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The digit/figure 5.
    • He wrote a five followed by four zeroes.
  • (US) A five-dollar bill.
    • Can anyone here change a five ?
  • Anything measuring five units, as length.
    • All the fives are over there in the corner, next to the fours.
  • A person who is five years old.
    • The fives and sixes will have snack first, then the older kids.
  • five o'clock
    • See you at five .
  • A short rest, especially one of five minutes.
    • Take five , soldier.

    Derived terms

    * five and dime * five-and-twenty * five-bar gate * five-card stud * five-finger exercise * five-line whip * five o'clock * high five * low five * take five * gimme five * slap me five

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    fivesies

    English

    Noun

    (fivesies)
  • A call in any children's game, such as jacks, where five actions must be performed.
  • * 1999 , Susan J. Bandy, Anne S. Darden, Crossing boundaries (page 239)
    • She had missed on fivesies , I'd missed on threesies, and this would be the deciding round.