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fiftieth

(fɪftiəθ)
ordinal number
The fiftieth item in a series is the one that you count as number fifty.
He retired in 1970, on his fiftieth birthday.

fiftieth in British English

(ˈfɪftɪɪθ)
adjective
1. 
a. 
being the ordinal number of fifty in order, position, time, etc. Often written: 50th
b. 
(as noun)
the fiftieth in the series
noun
2. 
a. 
one of 50 equal or approximately equal parts of something
b. 
(as modifier)
a fiftieth part
3. 
the fraction equal to one divided by 50 (1⁄50)

fiftieth in American English

(ˈfɪftiɪθ)
adjective
1. 
preceded by forty-nine others in a series; 50th
2. 
designating any of the fifty equal parts of something
noun
3. 
the one following the forty-ninth
4. 
any of fifty equal parts of something; 1⁄50
adverb
5. 
in the fiftieth place, rank, group, etc.
Word origin
ME fiftithe < OE fiftigotha < fiftig: see fifty & -th2

Examples of 'fiftieth' in a sentence
fiftieth

Keeps talking about the fiftieth anniversary of the sinking of the ship.
Jenkins, Geoffrey A DAYSTAR OF FEAR (2001)
Her figure had remained trim although she was approaching her fiftieth birthday.
Aldiss, Brian SOMEWHERE EAST OF LIFE (2001)
On Merced's fiftieth birthday, the then Martian government approved the dissemination of grist over all human-made surfaces on the planet.
Tony Daniel METAPLANETARY (2001)

In other languages
fiftieth

British English: fiftieth ADJECTIVE
The fiftieth item in a series is the one that you count as number fifty.
He retired on his fiftieth birthday.
  • American English: fiftieth
  • Brazilian Portuguese: quinquagésimo
  • Chinese: 第十五个的
  • European Spanish: quincuagésimo
  • French: cinquantième
  • German: fünfzigste
  • Italian: cinquantesimo
  • Japanese: 50番目の
  • Korean: 50번째
  • European Portuguese: quinquagésimo
  • Latin American Spanish: quincuagésimo
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