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# fiftieth

«fiftieth» in Mova's school dictionary: **Coming as number 50 in a row or order** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

ordinal number, adjective (fiftieth); noun (a fiftieth, fiftieths)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Coming as number 50 in a row or order. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fiftieth/#m1)

2) (maths) One of fifty equal parts of something, written 1/50. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fiftieth/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In maths it is the ordinal of 50 and also a fraction: one fiftieth = 1/50 = 0.02 = 2%. In everyday life it is used for birthdays and anniversaries: «Grandpa's fiftieth». Phrases: fiftieth birthday, fiftieth anniversary, one fiftieth.

### examples

- Dad is having a party for his fiftieth birthday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fiftieth/#x1)
- She came fiftieth out of two hundred runners. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fiftieth/#x2)
- One fiftieth of 100 is 2. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fiftieth/#x3)
- Our school is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fiftieth/#x4)
- This is the fiftieth time I've asked you to tidy your room! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fiftieth/#x5)
- Two fiftieths make one twenty-fifth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fiftieth/#x6)
- And Jason himself would be the fiftieth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fiftieth/#x7)

### note

Short form: 50th. Spelling: fifty changes y to ie: fiftieth. Pronounced with three syllables: FIF-tee-eth. As a fraction 1/50: divide by 50. Do not confuse with «fifteenth» (15th).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «fiftieth» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fiftieth/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.