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.

Origin of fiftieth

1
before 1000; Middle English fiftithe,Old English fīftigotha.See fifty, -th2

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British Dictionary definitions for fiftieth

fiftieth

/ (ˈfɪftɪɪθ) /


adjective
    • being the ordinal number of fifty in order, position, time, etc. Often written: 50th

    • (as noun): the fiftieth in the series

noun
    • one of 50 equal or approximately equal parts of something

    • (as modifier): a fiftieth part

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

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