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fiftieth

fiftieth

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A position that comes after the forty-ninth and before the fifty-first
  • noun
  • /ˈfɪf.ti.əθ/
translation icon : quincuagésimo
  • Therefore, expecting all students to perform at or above the fiftieth percentile is not a realistic goal.
  • fiftieth anniversary
  • fiftieth percentile

Examples

  • And that was even before the Fiftieth Golden Wedding Anniversary.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • We're having a new promotion at the park, and you happen to be the fiftieth customer of the day.

    Croc (2007)

  • Sunday, the week before my grandparents' fiftieth, we were all standing around in front of St.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Did the passage of time since the fiftieth anniversary make the issue of apology easier?

    Academic text (2004)

  • Robert looks forty, though Margo said she'd recently thrown him a gala fiftieth-birthday party.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • At her fiftieth birthday party, everyone shared lovely memories and laughter.

  • The fiftieth chapter of the book contains the most surprising plot twist.

  • To celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary, they traveled to Hawaii.

Synonyms

50th
vsfiftieth
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Number fifty that shows a position in a list

is written as a word form rather than as digits

How High

hundredth
14 1.0
ninety-fifth
1 1.0
fiftieth
4 1.0
first
7 1.0

Surface Forms

fiftieth singular
fiftieths plural

Morphology

fiftieth = fifty (transparent) = fifty + ieth

Regular ordinal formation from the cardinal 'fifty' with a predictable y→i spelling change and the ordinal ending, so learners who know 'fifty' can derive the meaning.

Etymology

Fiftieth comes from the number fifty, which is five plus the part -ty meaning 'ten times'. The ending -th turns a number into a position, so fiftieth means 'the 50th place'.