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three-fifths

num · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

Three of five equal parts (3/5, 3⁄5, 0.6).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • three-fifths of the population
  • a three-fifths majority

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: tres quintos — three of five equal parts
  • Catalan: tres cinquens — three of five equal parts
  • Chinese Mandarin: 五分之三 (wǔ fēn zhī sān) — three of five equal parts
  • Chinese Mandarin: 5分之3 (wǔ fēn zhī sān) — three of five equal parts
  • Czech: tři pětiny — three of five equal parts
  • French: trois cinquièmes — three of five equal parts
  • Galician: tres quintos — three of five equal parts
  • German: drei Fünftel — three of five equal parts
  • Italian: tre quinti — three of five equal parts
  • Japanese: 五分の三 (go bun no san) — three of five equal parts
  • Japanese: 5分の3 (go bun no san) — three of five equal parts
  • Korean: 오분(五分)의 삼 (o-bun-ui sam) — three of five equal parts
  • Korean: 5분(分)의 3 (o-bun-ui sam) — three of five equal parts
  • Portuguese: três quintos — three of five equal parts
  • Spanish: tres quintos — three of five equal parts
  • Thai: สามส่วนห้า (sǎam sùuan hâa) — three of five equal parts