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1950s

1950s noun: the decade beginning in 1950 and ending in 1959.

Noun

1950s pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The decade beginning in 1950 and ending in 1959.
    • Gerassi discussed the parallels between the witchhunt directed against gay men in Boise during the 1950s and the recent arrests of twelve men charged with sex offenses in Revere.1978 April 1, “Author Gerassi Speaks on the Parallels Between Boise and Boston”, in Gay Community News, page 3
    • Jumming, a particular type of agriculture requiring burning of forest to prepare floor for farming has been prohibited in the Madhupur Garh Forest from the 1950s but continues to be practiced in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.1998, B. K. Roy Burman, B. G. Verghese, Aspiring to be: the tribal, indigenous condition, page 189

Adjective

1950s (comparative more 1950s, superlative most 1950s)

  1. Designating popular culture and major events that occurred in this decade, or anything manufactured in this decade.
    Synonyms:
    '50s, 50s, fifties

Synonyms of 1950s

Forms of 1950s

Noun
alternative form1950's
alternative formnineteen-fifties
Adjective
comparativemore 1950s
superlativemost 1950s

Questions about 1950s

What does 1950s mean?
1950s means the decade beginning in 1950 and ending in 1959.
What part of speech is 1950s?
1950s can be a noun or an adjective.

Words near 1950s in the dictionary

  1. 1930's
  2. 1930s
  3. 1940's
  4. 1940s
  5. 1950's
  6. 1950s
  7. 1960's
  8. 1960s
  9. 1970's
  10. 1970s
  11. 1980

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