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Definitions: Fiftieth |
FiftiethAdjective1. The ordinal number of fifty in counting order. Noun1. Position 50 in a countable series of things. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "fiftieth" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1532. (references) |
Synonym: FiftiethSynonym: 50th (adj). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Fiftieth |
| English words defined with "fiftieth": Quinquagesima Sunday ♦ Semicentennial. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "fiftieth": Pentecosty ♦ Quinquagesima. (references) |
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 | Fiftieth anniversary of peace and reunion.Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Fiftieth Anniversary Convention of the American Ornithologists' Union held at the American Museum of Natural History, New York City, New York, November 14-18, 1933.Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Civil Liberties | Nepal | In December 2000, police stopped a procession of Tibetan school children, monks, and others on their way to Swyambounath Temple in Kathmandu to celebrate the Dalai Lama's fiftieth anniversary of his assumption of state responsibility. (references) |
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Calvin Coolidge | 1923-1929 | We stand at the opening of the one hundred and fiftieth year since our national consciousness first asserted itself by unmistakable action with an array of force. |
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| "Fiftieth" is generally used as an ordinal number -- approximately 98.33% of the time. "Fiftieth" is used about 120 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Ordinal Number | 98.33% | 118 | 29,674 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.67% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 120 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "fiftieth". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Pentecost | N/A | Biblical | Fiftieth |
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| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "fiftieth": fiftieth-anniversary. | |
Ending with "fiftieth": one-fiftieth. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "fiftieth"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | një e pesëdhjetë, i pesëdhjetë. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | جزء من الخمسون, الخمسون (fifty). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | петдесети. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 第"十 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | padesátý. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | viideskymmenes. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | cinquantième (fifty). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | fünfzigste. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | πεντήκοστοσ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | ötvenedik. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | cinquantesimo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norwegian | femtiende. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | iftiethfay em quinto lugar. (various references) cincizecilea, cincizecea parte, al cincizecilea. (various references) пятидесятый, пятидесятая часть. (various references) pedeseti. (various references) quincuagésimo. (various references) femtionde. (various references) ลำ"ับที่ห้าสิบ, ครบรอบวันเกิ"50ปี. (various references) ellinci, ellide bir. (various references) п'ятдесятий. (various references) vật thứ năm mươi, thứ năm mươi, một phần năm mươi người thứ năm mươi. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | quinquagesimus. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | 2 Kings Chapter 15, Verse 23 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | En etei penthkostw tou azariou basilewV iouda ebasileusen fakeiaV uioV manahm epi israhl en samareia duo eth |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Anno quinquagesimo Azariae regis Iudae regnavit Phaceia filius Manahem super Israhel in Samaria biennio |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | The fyftythe yeer of Azaria, kyng of Juda, regnede Phasaye, the sone of Manaheu, vpon Yrael in Samarye two yeer. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned two years. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned two years. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah, the son of Menahem, became king over Israel in Samaria, ruling for two years. |
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| Language | 2 Kings Chapter 15, Verse 23 |
| Cebuano | Sa ikakalim-an ka tuig ni Azarias ang hari sa Juda si Pekaia ang anak nga lalake ni Menahem, nagsugod sa paghari sa Israel sa Samaria, ug naghari sa duha ka tuig. |
| Croatian | Pedesete godine kraljevanja judejskog kralja Azarje postade kraljem izraelskim u Samariji Pekahja, sin Menahemov. Kraljevao je dvije godine. |
| Danish | I Kong Azarja af Judas halvtredsindstyvende Regeringsår blev Pekaja, Menahems Søn, Konge over Israel, og han herskede to År i Samaria. |
| Dutch | In het vijftigste jaar van Azaria, den koning van Juda, werd Pekahia, de zoon van Menahem, koning over Israel, en regeerde twee jaren te Samaria. |
| Finnish | Juudan kuninkaan Asarjan viidentenäkymmenentenä hallitusvuotena tuli Pekahja, Menahemin poika, Israelin kuninkaaksi, ja hän hallitsi Samariassa kaksi vuotta. |
| French | La cinquantième année d`Azaria, roi de Juda, Pekachia, fils de Menahem, régna sur Israël Samarie. Il régna deux ans. |
| German | Im fünfzigsten Jahr Asarjas, des Königs in Juda, ward König Pekahja, der Sohn Menahems, über Israel zu Samaria, zwei Jahre; |
| Haitian Creole | Wa Azarya t'ap mache sou senkantan depi li t'ap gouvènen peyi Jida lè Pekaya, pitit Menayèm, moute wa nan peyi Izrayèl. Li gouvènen nan lavil Samari pandan dezan. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Pada tahun kelima puluh pemerintahan Raja Uzia atas Yehuda, Pekahya anak Menahem menjadi raja Israel dan memerintah di Samaria dua tahun lamanya. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Pada tahun yang kelima puluh dari pada kerajaan Azarya atas orang Yehuda naiklah Pekahya bin Menahim raja atas orang Israel, Maka kerajaanlah ia di Samaria dua tahun lamanya. |
| Maori | No te rima tekau o nga tau o Ataria kingi o Hura i kingi ai a Pekahia tama a Menaheme ki a Iharaira ki Hamaria, a e rua nga tau i kingi ai. |
| Norwegian | I Judas konge Asarjas femtiende år blev Pekahja, Menahems sønn, konge over Israel i Samaria, og han regjerte i to år. |
| Portuguese | No ano cinqüenta de Azarias, rei de Judá, Pecaías, filho de Menaém, começou a reinar sobre Israel em Samária, e reinou dois anos. |
| Rumanian | Kn al cincizecilea an al lui Azaria, kmpqratul lui Iuda, a knceput sq domneascq peste Israel la Samaria, Pecahia, fiul lui Menahem. A domnit doi ani. |
| Swedish | I Asarjas, Juda konungs, femtionde regeringsår blev Pekaja, Menahems son, konung över Israel i Samaria och regerade i två år. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "fiftieth": fiftieths. (additional references) | |
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"Fiftieth" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: fifhieth, Fyftie, pitieth. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "fiftieth" (pronounced fi"ftēuth) |
| 4 | -t ē u th | eightieth, fortieth, ninetieth, seventieth, sixtieth, thirtieth, twentieth. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-f-f-h-i-i-t-t" | |
-3 letters: fifth, theft, thief, tithe. | |
-4 letters: fief, fife, heft, teff, teth, tiff, titi. | |
-5 letters: eff, eft, eth, feh, fet, fie, fit, het, hie, hit, iff, tet, the, tie, tit. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-f-f-h-i-i-t-t" | |
+1 letter: fiftieths. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)46 69 66 74 69 65 74 68 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)..-. .. ..-. - .. . - .... |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000110 01101001 01100110 01110100 01101001 01100101 01110100 01101000 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)F i f t i e t h |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0046 0069 0066 0074 0069 0065 0074 0068 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4075728675718674 |
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