fiftieth

[fif-tee-ith]

fif·ti·eth

[fif-tee-ith]
adjective
1.
next after the forty-ninth; being the ordinal number for 50.
2.
being one of 50 equal parts.
noun
3.
a fiftieth part, especially of one (1/50).
4.
the fiftieth member of a series.

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Fiftieth is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

Origin:
before 1000; Middle English fiftithe, Old English fīftigotha. See fifty, -th2
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fiftieth (ˈfɪftɪɪθ)
 
adj
1.  a.  being the ordinal number of fifty in order, position, time, etc. Often written: 50th
 b.  (as noun): the fiftieth in the series
 
n
2.  a.  one of 50 equal or approximately equal parts of something
 b.  (as modifier): a fiftieth part
3.  the fraction equal to one divided by 50 (1/50)

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