fiftieth

[ fif-tee-ith ]

adjective

1. next after the forty-ninth; being the ordinal number for 50.
2. being one of 50 equal parts.

noun

1. a fiftieth part, especially of one (1/50).
2. the fiftieth member of a series.

ˈfiftieth

/ ˈfɪftɪɪθ /

adjective

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

      the fiftieth in the series

noun

1. 1. one of 50 equal or approximately equal parts of something
   2. ( as modifier )

      a fiftieth part

2. the fraction equal to one divided by 50 ( 1 50 )

Word History and Origins

Origin of fiftieth¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

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

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

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