Fifties

Fifties
Fifty \Fif"ty\, n.; pl. {Fifties}. 1. The sum of five tens; fifty units or objects. [1913 Webster]

2. A symbol representing fifty units, as 50, or l. [1913 Webster]


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  • fifties — n. 1. the decade from 1950 to 1959. [WordNet 1.5] 2. the time of life between 50 and 60. Syn: mid fifties. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fifties — ● fifties nom féminin pluriel (mot anglais) Familier. Les années cinquante : Le retour aux fifties de la mode rétro …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • fifties — 1826 as the years of someone s life between 50 and 59; 1853 as a decade of years in a given century. See FIFTY (Cf. fifty) …   Etymology dictionary

  • fifties — see eighties …   Modern English usage

  • fifties — fif|ties [ fıftiz ] noun plural 1. ) the years from 1950 to 1959: She grew up in the fifties. a fifties hairstyle 2. ) a temperature in the fifties is between 50 and 59 degrees Fahrenheit in your fifties aged between 50 and 59: Our guide was a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • fifties — UK [ˈfɪftɪz] / US noun [plural] the fifties in your fifties …   English dictionary

  • Fifties — Années 1950 Années : 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 Décennies : 1930 1940 Années 1950 1960 1970 Siècles : XIXe …   Wikipédia en Français

  • fifties — [ˈfɪftiz] noun [plural] the years from 1950 to 1959 • in your fifties aged between 50 and 59[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • fifties — noun 1. the decade from 1950 to 1959 (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑1950s • Hypernyms: ↑decade, ↑decennary, ↑decennium 2. the time of life between 50 and 60 • Syn: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Fifties Corner — (Олимпос,Турция) Категория отеля: Адрес: Kılıse Yakası Mevkıı Yazır Koyu Olympos Adrasan Kar …   Каталог отелей

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