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Meaning of FIFTY

Pronunciation:  'fiftee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
  2. [adj]  being ten more than forty
 
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 Synonyms: 50, 50, cardinal, l, L
 
 See Also: large integer

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Fif"ty\, a. [AS. f[=i]ftig; akin to OHG. finfzug,
    fimfzuc, G. f["u]nfzig, funfzig, Goth. fimftigjus. See
    {Five}, and {Ten}, and cf. {Fifteen}.]
    Five times ten; as, fifty men.
    
  2. \Fif"ty\, n.; pl. {Fifties}.
    1. The sum of five tens; fifty units or objects.
    2. A symbol representing fifty units, as 50, or l.
    
 

 

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