fiftieth

Related to fiftieth: remaining, thirtieth

fif·ti·eth

(fĭf′tē-ĭth)

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.

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 ()

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

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.

3. a fiftieth part, esp. of one (1/50).

4. the fiftieth member of a series.

[before 1000; Middle English fiftithe, Old English fīftigotha. See fifty, -th²]

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Noun	1.	fiftieth - position 50 in a countable series of things rank - relative status; "his salary was determined by his rank and seniority"
Adj.	1.	fiftieth - the ordinal number of fifty in counting order 50th ordinal - being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh"

Translations

الخَمسينجُزء مِن خَمسين

padesátinapadesátý

halvtredsindstyvendehalvtredsindstyvendedel

Fünfzigste Fünfzigstel

quincuagésimo

cinquantième

ötvenedikötvened

fimmtugasti

cinquantesimo

femtidel femtiende

quinquagésimoqüinquagésimo

пятидесятый

päťdesiatinapäťdesiaty

petdesetipetdesetina

1/5050.nciellide biriellinci

五十分之一第五十

fiftieth

[ˈfɪftɪɪθ]

A. ADJ → quincuagésimo
the fiftieth anniversary → el cincuenta aniversario

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

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)

n → Fünfzigste(r, s); (= part, fraction) → Fünfzigstel nt ? also sixth

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

2. n (in series) → cinquantesimo/a; (fraction) → cinquantesimo
for usage see fifth

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

fifty

(ˈfifti) noun

1. the number or figure 50.

2. the age of 50.

adjective

1. 50 in number.

2. aged 50.

ˈfifties noun plural

1. 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 noun

1. 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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