fifties
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈfɪftiz/
Noun
  1. plural form of fifty
  2. The decade of the 1850s, 1950s, etc.
  3. The decade of one's life from age 50 through age 59.
  4. (temperature, rates, pluralonly) The range between 50 and 59.
    It can't snow tonight; it's forecast to be in the fifties!
Synonyms
  • 1950s, '50s, 50s
Translations
  • French: années cinquante, années 50
  • German: fünfziger Jahre, Fünfziger
Adjective

fifties (not comparable)

  1. From or evoking the 51st through 60th years of a century (chiefly the 1950s).
    Don't bring ambrosia, this isn't a fifties potluck.



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