FIVESOME

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 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

Meaning:

The cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

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

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

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Five people considered as a unit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

fivesome; quintet; quintette

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

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