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Webster 1913 Edition


Fifty

Fif′ty

,
Adj.
[AS.
fīftig
; akin to OHG.
finfzug
,
fimfzuc
, G.
fünfzig
,
funfzig
, Goth.
fimftigjus
. See
Five
, and
Ten
, and cf.
Fifteen
.]
Five times ten;
as,
fifty
men
.

Fif′ty

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Fifties
.
1.
The sum of five tens; fifty units or objects.
2.
A symbol representing fifty units, as 50, or l.

Webster 1828 Edition


Fifty

FIF'TY

, a.
Five tens; five times ten; as fifty men. It may be used as a noun in the plural.
And they sat down by fifties. Mark 6.

Definition 2024


fifty

fifty

English

English cardinal numbers
 <  49 50 51  > 
    Cardinal : fifty
    Ordinal : fiftieth

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fifty

  1. The cardinal number occurring after forty-nine and before fifty-one.

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Noun

fifty (plural fifties)

  1. (countable) A fifty-dollar bill.
    Do you want small bills or are fifties OK?
  2. (countable) A fifty-pound note.
  3. (cricket) A batsman's score of at least 50 runs and less than 100 runs.

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