FIFTIETH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fiftieth mean? 

• FIFTIETH (noun)
  The noun FIFTIETH has 1 sense:

1. position 50 in a countable series of things

  Familiarity information: FIFTIETH used as a noun is very rare.

• FIFTIETH (adjective)
  The adjective FIFTIETH has 1 sense:

1. the ordinal number of fifty in counting order

  Familiarity information: FIFTIETH used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FIFTIETH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Position 50 in a countable series of things

Classified under:

Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas

Hypernyms ("fiftieth" is a kind of...):

rank (relative status)

Derivation:

fiftieth (the ordinal number of fifty in counting order)

• FIFTIETH (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The ordinal number of fifty in counting order

Synonyms:

50th; fiftieth

Similar:

ordinal (being or denoting a numerical order in a series)

Derivation:

fiftieth (position 50 in a countable series of things)

 Context examples 

At that velocity, even the smallest particle — estimated to be about one-fiftieth of an inch (half a millimeter) across — could cause significant damage to a spacecraft.

(Mars spacecraft prepare for close comet flyby, NASA)

For my own part, if I had anything within the fiftieth part of the size of Sotherton, I should be always planting and improving, for naturally I am excessively fond of it.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)