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Noun: fifties  fif-teez
  1. The decade from 1950 to 1959
    "Rock and roll music became popular in the fifties";
    - 1950s
     
  2. The time of life between 50 and 60
    "In his mid-fifties, he decided to retire and travel the world";
    - mid-fifties
Noun: fifty  fif-tee
  1. The cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
    "The restaurant can seat fifty people";
    - 50, L
     
  2. A United States bill worth 50 dollars
    "She withdrew two fifty dollar bills from the ATM";
    - fifty dollar bill

Type of: bank bill, bank note, banker's bill [N. Amer], banknote, bill [N. Amer], decade, decennary [archaic], decennium, Federal Reserve note [US], government note [US], greenback [US, informal], large integer, note, time of life

Part of: adulthood, maturity

Encyclopedia: Fifties

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