■ cardinal number ( plural fifties ) the number equivalent to the product of five and ten; half of one hundred; 50. (Roman numeral: l or L .)
Derivatives
fiftieth ordinal number .
~fold adjective & adverb
Origin
OE fīftig (see five , -ty 2 ).
■ cardinal number ( plural fifties ) the number equivalent to the product of five and ten; half of one hundred; 50. (Roman numeral: l or L .)
Derivatives
fiftieth ordinal number .
~fold adjective & adverb
Origin
OE fīftig (see five , -ty 2 ).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004