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Term: three-fifths

Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense: Constituting or amounting to three fifths.

Usage: The three-fifths majority vote was required to pass the new amendment.

Example sentence: The three-fifths representation of slaves in the US Constitution was a contentious issue.

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 1: A fraction equal to the number three divided by the number five.

Usage: The student struggled to simplify the equation involving three-fifths.

Example sentence: She had only eaten three-fifths of her lunch before feeling full.

Sense 2: (Historical) A legal fraction representing the value of enslaved African Americans in the United States before 1865.

Usage: The three-fifths compromise had a significant impact on the political representation of Southern states during that era.

Example sentence: The concept of three-fifths ascribed less value to enslaved people and perpetuated inequality.