"three-fifths" meaning in English

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Numeral

Head templates: {{head|en|numeral|head=three-fifths}} three-fifths
  1. Three of five equal parts (3/5, ⅗, 0.6). Categories (topical): English fractional numbers, Five, Three Synonyms: three fifths Related terms: fraction Translations (three of five equal parts): tři pětiny (Czech), drei Fünftel [plural] (German)

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