fiftieth
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fif·ti·eth
(fĭf′tē-ĭth)n.
1. The ordinal number matching the number 50 in a series.
2. One of 50 equal parts.
fif′ti·eth adv. & adj.
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fiftieth
(ˈfɪftɪɪθ)adj
(Mathematics)
a. being the ordinal number of fifty in order, position, time, etc. Often written: 50th
b. (as noun): the fiftieth in the series.
n
1. (Mathematics)
a. one of 50 equal or approximately equal parts of something
b. (as modifier): a fiftieth part.
2. (Mathematics) the fraction equal to one divided by 50 ()
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fif•ti•eth
(ˈfɪf ti ɪθ)adj.
1. next after the forty-ninth; being the ordinal number for 50.
2. being one of 50 equal parts.
n. 3. a fiftieth part, esp. of one (1/50).
4. the fiftieth member of a series.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() rank - relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority" |
Adj. | 1. | ![]() ordinal - being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh" |
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Translations
الخَمسينجُزء مِن خَمسين
padesátinapadesátý
halvtredsindstyvendehalvtredsindstyvendedel
ötvenedikötvened
fimmtugasti
quinquagésimoqüinquagésimo
päťdesiatinapäťdesiaty
petdesetipetdesetina
1/5050.nciellide biriellinci
fiftieth
[ˈfɪftɪɪθ]B. N (in series) → quincuagésimo/a m/f; (= fraction) → quincuagésimo m, quincuagésima parte f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
fiftieth
[ˈfɪftiəθ] adj → cinquantième
n
the fiftieth → le cinquantième
(also fiftieth birthday) → cinquantième anniversaire m
(= fraction) → cinquantième m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
fiftieth
adj → fünfzigste(r, s)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
fiftieth
[ˈfɪftɪɪθ]1. adj → cinquantesimo/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
fifty
(ˈfifti) noun1. the number or figure 50.
2. the age of 50.
adjective1. 50 in number.
2. aged 50.
ˈfifties noun plural1. the period of time between one's fiftieth and sixtieth birthdays.
2. the range of temperatures between fifty and sixty degrees.
3. the period of time between the fiftieth and sixtieth years of a century.
ˈfiftieth noun1. one of fifty equal parts.
2. (also adjective) (the) last of fifty (people, things etc); (the) next after the forty-ninth.
fifty- having fifty (of something). a fifty-page book.
ˈfifty-year-old noun a person or animal that is fifty years old.
adjective (of a person, animal or thing) that is fifty years old.
ˌfifty-ˈfifty adverb half and half. We'll divide the money fifty-fifty.
adjective equal. a fifty-fifty chance.
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