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fiftieth Definition

fif·ti·eth (fiftē it̸h)

adjective

  1. preceded by forty-nine others in a series; 50th
  2. designating any of the fifty equal parts of something

Etymology: ME fiftithe < OE fiftigotha < fiftig: see fifty & -th

noun

  1. the one following the forty-ninth
  2. any of fifty equal parts of something;

adverb

in the fiftieth place, rank, group, etc.

fiftieth Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • second: Why does the spectrum tick every fiftieth of a second?

Converse of object

  • tick: Why does the spectrum tick every fiftieth of a second?

Modifies a noun

  • anniversary: Next year will be the fiftieth anniversary of the 1951 Festival of Britain.
  • birthday: By the time Bridge was past his fiftieth birthday, a more serious problem arose.
  • celebration: In 1955, as part of the fiftieth birthday celebrations, a special steam train took the whole school on a visit to London.
  • year: They declared his uncle Claudius, who was in his fiftieth year, emperor.
  • day: Thus on the thirteenth day 22 words were translated; on the fiftieth day 45 words.
  • time: Finally, even in my wooden brain, about the fiftieth time I saw it, it started to penetrate.

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