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[ fif-tee-ith ] / ˈfɪf ti ɪθ /
adjectivenext after the forty-ninth; being the ordinal number for 50. being one of 50 equal parts. nouna fiftieth part, especially of one (1/50). the fiftieth member of a series. Origin of fiftiethbefore 1000; Middle English fiftithe,Old English fīftigotha.See fifty, -th2 Words nearby fiftiethFifth Monarchy Men, fifth position, Fifth Republic, fifth wheel, fifth-wheel trailer, fiftieth, fifty, fifty-eight, fifty-eighth, fifty-fifth, fifty-fifty Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fiftiethAs I was lifting myself up for the fiftieth time, he said, “Now get in the water and make a sugar cookie.” Inside Seal Team Six by Don Mann Excerpt|Don Mann|December 4, 2011|DAILY BEAST He even bought a convertible sports car for his fiftieth birthday. A Man Who Could Be Me|Bruce Feiler|April 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST After passing his fiftieth year an individual should abstain from venesection. Old-Time Makers of Medicine|James J. Walsh He had just passed his fiftieth year when I met him, and was heavy, unwieldy, and inclined to be lazy. Notes of an Itinerant Policeman|Josiah Flynt
He was a man whose fiftieth birthday would never be fted again. A Transient Guest|Edgar Saltus Text and music of a chorus for the fiftieth anniversary of the foundation of the Imperial School of Jurisprudence. The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky The man who had attempted to shut it was in his fiftieth year; he wore a night gown and slippers. The Royal Life Guard|Alexander Dumas (pere)
British Dictionary definitions for fiftieth
adjective- being the ordinal number of fifty in order, position, time, etc. Often written: 50th
- (as noun)the fiftieth in the series
noun- one of 50 equal or approximately equal parts of something
- (as modifier)a fiftieth part
the fraction equal to one divided by 50 (1/50) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |