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Main Entry:: fif·ty
Pronunciation:: \ˈfif-tē\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural fifties
Etymology:: Middle English, from fifty, adjective, from Old English fīftig, from fīftig, noun, group of 50, from fīf five + -tig group of ten; akin to tīen ten
Date:: before 12th century

1 — see number table2plural : the numbers 50 to 59 ; specifically : the years 50 to 59 in a lifetime or century3: a 50-dollar bill

— fif·ti·eth

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\-tē-əth\ adjective or noun

— fifty adjective

— fifty pronoun, plural in construction

— fif·ty·ish

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\-tē-ish\ adjective

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