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- [fif-tee]
- /ˈfɪf ti/
- /ˈfɪf.tiz/
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- [fif-tee]
- /ˈfɪf ti/
Definitions of fifties word
- noun plural fifties a cardinal number, ten times five. 1
- noun plural fifties a symbol for this number, as 50 or L. 1
- noun plural fifties a set of this many persons or things. 1
- noun plural fifties fifties, the numbers, years, degrees, or the like, from 50 through 59, as in referring to numbered streets, indicating the years of a lifetime or of a century, or degrees of temperature: She lives in the East Fifties. He's in his late fifties. It's going to be in the fifties again today. 1
- noun plural fifties Informal. a fifty-dollar bill: He had a fifty and two tens in his wallet. 1
- adjective fifties amounting to 50 in number. 1
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Origin of fifties
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English fīftig. See five, -ty1
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Parts of speech for Fifties
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fifties popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
fifties usage trend in Literature
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adjective fifties
- quinquagenarians — Plural form of quinquagenarian.
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