Fifty Definition
fĭftē
fifties
noun
fifties
The cardinal number between forty-nine and fifty-one; 50; L.
Webster's New World
A decade or the numbers from 50 to 59.
They began playing golf in their fifties. With the sunshine, the temperature reached the fifties.
American Heritage
The decade from 50 to 59 in a century.
American Heritage
A fifty-dollar bill.
American Heritage
(countable) A fifty-pound note.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- l
- 50
- fifty dollar bill
- quinquagenarian
idiom
the fifties
- the numbers or years, as of a century, from fifty through fifty-nine
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Fifty
- the fifties
Origin of Fifty
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Middle English fifti from Old English fīftig penkwe in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Old English fīftiġ
From Wiktionary
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