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If the executioner goes, my package will never be made public. If he doesn't go, it will be made public exactly fifty years from the day the bill for a moratorium on capital punishment is defeated.
Caryl Chessman

Meaning of "fifty" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FIFTY

Old English fīftig.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FIFTY

fifty  [ˈfɪftɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIFTY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fifty can act as a noun and a determiner.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The determinant is a modifier that provides context to the noun, often in terms of quantity and possession.

WHAT DOES FIFTY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of fifty in the English dictionary

The first definition of fifty in the dictionary is the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five. Other definition of fifty is a numeral, 50, L, etc, representing this number. Fifty is also something represented by, representing, or consisting of 50 units.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FIFTY


biosafety
ˌbaɪəʊˈseɪftɪ
clifty
ˈklɪftɪ
drifty
ˈdrɪftɪ
LD50
ˌɛlˌdiːˈfɪftɪ
nifty
ˈnɪftɪ
rifty
ˈrɪftɪ
safety
ˈseɪftɪ
shifty
ˈʃɪftɪ
snifty
ˈsnɪftɪ
supersafety
ˌsuːpərˈseɪftɪ
swiftie
ˈswɪftɪ
swifty
ˈswɪftɪ
thrifty
ˈθrɪftɪ
unsafety
ʌnˈseɪftɪ
unthrifty
ʌnˈθrɪftɪ
wifty
ˈwɪftɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FIFTY

fifteen
fifteener
fifteenth
fifteenthly
fifth
Fifth Amendment
fifth column
fifth columnist
fifth disease
fifth force
fifth form
Fifth Republic
fifth wheel
fifth-generation
fifth-grader
fifthly
fifties
fiftieth
fifty-fifty
fiftyish

WORDS THAT END LIKE FIFTY

ability
activity
arty-crafty
authority
availability
beauty
busty
capacity
celebrity
city
come to the party
drafty
fifty-fifty
hefty
lefty
lofty
outcrafty
shufty
toplofty
tufty

Synonyms and antonyms of fifty in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fifty» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FIFTY

Find out the translation of fifty to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fifty from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fifty» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

五十
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cincuenta
570 millions of speakers

English

fifty
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पचास
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خَمْسُون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пятьдесят
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cinquenta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পঞ্চাশ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cinquante
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lima puluh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fünfzig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

五十
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

50
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sèket
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

năm mươi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஐம்பது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पन्नास
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

elli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cinquanta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pięćdziesiąt
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

п´ятдесят
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cincizeci
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πενήντα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vyftig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

femtio
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

femti
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fifty

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FIFTY»

The term «fifty» is very widely used and occupies the 9.010 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FIFTY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fifty» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fifty» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fifty

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10 QUOTES WITH «FIFTY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fifty.
1
Gianni Agnelli
I mean, what Fiat had it was not very big, it was something like forty or fifty million dollars, but it's enough to get revolving credit, to get starting away again, the buying of new machinery.
2
Hosea Ballou
Forty is the old age of youth, fifty is the youth of old age.
3
Leonard Baskin
It took me fifty years to deal with the Holocaust at all. And I did it in a literary way.
4
Carol Bellamy
It's estimated that there may be two hundred and fifty million children in the world engaged in some form of exploitative child labour.
5
Tony Benn
If you file your waste-paper basket for fifty years, you have a public library.
6
Norman Borlaug
The forgotten world is made up primarily of the developing nations, where most of the people, comprising more than fifty percent of the total world population, live in poverty, with hunger as a constant companion and fear of famine a continual menace.
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A. J. Bowen
I did four movies where I gained, like, fifty pounds. I had curly hair, and I had all of this facial hair. I had put on all this weight for these movies, and I did four or five of them back-to-back. Then I cut the weight and I got fit again. I cut my beard and I took away the mustache, and people were like, 'What are you doing?'
8
Caryl Chessman
If the executioner goes, my package will never be made public. If he doesn't go, it will be made public exactly fifty years from the day the bill for a moratorium on capital punishment is defeated.
9
Red Cloud
Even if you live forty or fifty years in this world, and then die, you cannot take all your goods with you.
10
Stephen Costello
When I first did 'Moby,' I didn't realize how taxing it would be. I was climbing fifty feet up in the air and climbing down. Literally, it's so busy, you feel you're on a ship. You're always moving; you're constantly adding clothes or taking them off, and there are many people on stage all the time!

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIFTY»

Discover the use of fifty in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fifty and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fifty Shades of Grey
Romantic, liberating and totally addictive, this is a novel that will obsess you, possess you, and stay with you for ever.
E L James, 2012
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Fifty Shades of Grey
Romantic, liberating and totally addictive, Fifty Shades of Grey is available now as an unabridged audiobook.
E. L. James, 2012
3
Fifty Shades of Grey
When Anastasia Steele, a young literature student, interviews wealthy young entrepreneur Christian Grey for her campus magazine, their initial meeting introduces Anastasia to an exciting new world that will change them both forever.
E. L. James, 2011
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Fifty Shades Darker
Romantic, liberating and totally addictive, the Fifty Shades trilogy will obsess you, possess you, and stay with you for ever .
E L James, 2012
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Fifty Years Among the New Words: A Dictionary of Neologisms ...
Complete documentation is given for all citations, which are fuller than those given in most dictionaries. At the time these terms appeared in 'Among the New Words', they appeared in none of the major dictionaries.
John Algeo, 1993
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Fifty Key Thinkers on History
A guide to historiography through the ages. The cross-section of debates and thinkers covered takes in figures from the ancient world to the modern and from China to Europe, from America to Australia.
Marnie Hughes-Warrington, 2000
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Fifty Modern Thinkers on Education: From Piaget to the Present
Looks at fifty of the twentieth century's most significant contributors to the debate on education.
Joy Palmer, David Edward Cooper, Liora Bresler, 2001
8
Fifty Years of the International Court of Justice: Essays in ...
Critical review of the work and significance of the International Court of Justice over fifty years.
Vaughan Lowe, Malgosia Fitzmaurice, 2007
9
Fifty
Doug Gardner, a sports columnist facing his fiftieth birthday, tries to find out who he is and what he should be as he searches for a younger woman
Avery Corman, 1987
10
Fifty Shades Freed
Romantic, liberating and totally addictive, the Fifty Shades trilogy will obsess you, possess you and stay with you for ever.
E L James, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIFTY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fifty is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Fifty Shades Darker' Spoilers: It's Henry Cavill Against Jamie …
Fifty Shades Darker” will revolve around a love triangle between Cavill's character Hyde, Anastasia and Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan), writes ... «International Business Times, Jul 15»
2
Fifty-three Murphy High School students could have to retake AP …
Answer sheets from more than 50 exams taken by Murphy High School students in May are currently missing, which could result in them having ... «AL.com, Jul 15»
3
PHOTOS: Over fifty years of flying without an accident
Valley Center pilot Marilyn George will be given the Wright Bros. Master Pilot Award by the FAA, an award only given to pilots who have flown ... «Wichita Eagle, Jul 15»
4
Fifty Amp Fuse headlines July 25 concert in Commerce
The popular cover band, Fifty Amp Fuse, will headline Rockin' Under the Stars, presented by the Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce on ... «Hometownlife.com, Jul 15»
5
Nifty Fifty - Week #6: Kid Friendly Places
Each week this summer, we'll choose a category and invite you to send us your photos via email to photos@cvilletomorrow.org. Staff will ... «Charlottesville Tomorrow, Jul 15»
6
Rayudu's ton, Binny fifty steer India to 255/6
Ambati Rayudu struck a career-best unbeaten 124, only his second international century, to help India recover from a top-order collapse and ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
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Madame Bovary's screen return — a touch of Fifty Shades of Grey
And it appears the novel is even lurking around somewhere in the background of Fifty Shades of Grey (2014). In Vanity Fair earlier this year, the ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
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St Kitts and Nevis Patriots secure victory despite Andre Fletcher fifty
Fletcher, who reached his fifty just before the rain break, was dismissed soon after resumption of play, leaving the Zouks to score 75 runs from ... «Cricket World, Jul 15»
9
China Eastern to order fifty B737-800s from Boeing
In a filing to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the carrier said the aircraft would be operated by its wholly-owned budget subsidiary China United ... «ch-aviation, Jul 15»
10
Seventy thousand new homes and fifty-six schools needed if …
This would also mean an additional fifty new primary schools and six secondary schools would be essential. Speaking in front of aviation ... «Eagle Radio, Jul 15»

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