fiftieth

CEFRB1

/ˈfɪf.ti.əθ/

number · adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    number

    Coming after the forty-ninth in a series.

  2. 02

    number

    Extra detail

    One of fifty equal parts of a whole.

Examples

  • Shortly before her fiftieth birthday, she received the news about the birth of her grandchild.

  • You are cordially invited to our fiftieth anniversary celebration.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
2

Deep Dive

number

Extra meaning

  1. The person or thing in the fiftieth position.

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. The ordinal form of the number fifty.

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Origin

number

From earlier fifteth, from Middle English fiftithe, fyftith; equivalent to fifty + -eth. For the modern form, see the etymological notes at twentieth.