fiftieth
FIF-tee-uhth/ˈfɪf.ti.əθ/
Noun pluralfiftieths
Pluralfiftieths
- 1The ordinal form of the number fifty, indicating position number fifty in a sequence.
The company celebrated its fiftieth anniversary with a banquet for all its employees.
She was the fiftieth caller and won the concert tickets.
- 2The person or thing occupying position number fifty in a sequence or series.
Among the applicants, she was the fiftieth to be interviewed.
The museum awarded a prize to the fiftieth through its doors that morning.
- 3One of fifty equal parts into which something is divided.
Each investor owned a fiftieth of the company.
The machined part was off by less than three fiftieths of an inch.
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Origin
From an earlier form 'fifteth' and Middle English 'fiftithe', 'fyftith'; it is equivalent to 'fifty' plus the suffix '-eth'.