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fiftieth

Pronunciation: /ˈfɪf.ti.əθ/

The English word “fiftieth” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. The ordinal form of the number fifty.

noun

  1. The person or thing in the fiftieth position.
  2. One of fifty equal parts of a whole.

Etymology

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

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