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fifties
- /ˈfɪftiz/
noun 'fifties
- plural of fifty
noun 'fifties
- The sixth decade of a century: the 1850s, 1950s, 2050s, etc. I will probably be dead by the fifties.
- The decade of one's life from age 50 through age 59. You don't really start living until you're in your fifties!
- The range between 50 and 59 Fahrenheit. It can't snow tonight; it's forecast to be in the fifties!
adjective 'fifties
- From or evoking the 51st through 60th years of a century (chiefly the 1950s). Don't bring ambrosia, this isn't a fifties potluck.
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Closest in meaning: mid-fifties, five, onwards, midcentury, mid-century, postwar, baby-boom, forties, eighties, seventies, nineties, twenties, sixties, tens, zeros, teens
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noun The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.
| Español | años cincuenta |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 오십년대 osimnyeondae, 50년대 osimnyeondae |
| 日本語 | 五十年代 gojū-nendai, 50年代 gojū-nendai |
| 中文 | 五十年代 wǔshí niándài, 50年代 wǔshí niándài |
| Français | années cinquante, années 50 |
| Deutsch | fünfziger Jahre, Fünfziger |
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