# five-by-five

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Loud and clear.
2. Fine; OK.

## Etymology
From radio communications phrase dating from the 1950s. The first five referred to a rating of signal clarity, the other to reception strength. See Signal strength and readability report on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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