FIFTY


Meaning of FIFTY in English

/ ˈfɪfti; NAmE /

1.

number 50

2.

noun the fifties [ pl. ] numbers, years or temperatures from 50 to 59 :

She was born in the fifties.

►  fif·ti·eth / ˈfɪftiəθ; NAmE / ordinal number , noun

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IDIOMS

- in your fifties

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WORD ORIGIN

Old English fīftig (from five and -ty ).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.