ˈfɪftɪ n. & adj. --n. (pl. -ies) 1
the product of
five and ten. 2 a
symbol for this (50, l, L). 3 (in pl.) the numbers
from 50 to 59,
esp. the years of a
century or of a person's
life. 4 a set of fifty persons or things. 5 a
large indefinite number (have fifty things to tell you). --adj.
that amount to fifty. øfifty-fifty adj.
equal,
with equal shares or chances (on a fifty-fifty basis). --adv.
equally,
half and half (go fifty-fifty). fifty-first, -second , etc. the
ordinal numbers
between fiftieth and sixtieth. fifty-one, -two , etc. the
cardinal numbers between fifty and
sixty. øøfiftieth adj. & n. fiftyfold adj. & adv. [OE fiftig (as FIVE, -TY(2))]