Fiftieth

//ˈfɪf.ti.əθ// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The person or thing in the fiftieth position.
  2. 2
    position 50 in a countable series of things wordnet
  3. 3
    One of fifty equal parts of a whole.
Adjective
  1. 1
    The ordinal form of the number fifty. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    the ordinal number of fifty in counting order wordnet

Synonyms

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50th50th50th

Example

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"Shortly before her fiftieth birthday, she received the news about the birth of her grandchild."

Etymology

From earlier fifteth, from Middle English fiftithe, fyftith; equivalent to fifty + -eth. For the modern form, see the etymological notes at twentieth.

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