fiftieth

[ fif-tee-ith ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

ˈfiftieth

/ ˈfɪftɪɪθ /

1. being the ordinal number of fifty in order, position, time, etc. Often written: 50th
2. ( as noun )
  the fiftieth in the series

1. one of 50 equal or approximately equal parts of something
2. ( as modifier )
  a fiftieth part
the fraction equal to one divided by 50 ( 1 50 )

before 1000; Middle English fiftithe, Old English fīftigotha. See fifty, -th ²

As I was lifting myself up for the fiftieth time, he said, “Now get in the water and make a sugar cookie.”

He even bought a convertible sports car for his fiftieth birthday.

After passing his fiftieth year an individual should abstain from venesection.

I should like to see you without it for the fiftieth part of a second.

A pocket-book, with which he presented his father on his fiftieth birthday, brought out his unqualified praise.

Prince Paskiewitch completed the fiftieth year of his service in the Russian army.

Mark Twain's fiftieth birthday was one of the pleasantly observed events of that year.

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