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50s

50s noun: the decade of the 1950s.

Noun

50s pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The decade of the 1950s.
    • “It’s possible when we started building research stations in the 50s and 60s words like ‘boondoggle’ might have been common at that time and it became a regular part of speech … in Antarctic culture it can take on a life of its own.”2024 June 20, Eva Corlett, “Fidlets, fingies and riding a doo: study sheds light on Antarctic English slang”, in The Guardian
    Synonyms:
    1950s, fifties
  2. (plural, plural-only) A range of the numbers fifty (50) to fifty-nine (59).
    • No way you're in your 50s! I find that hard to believe.
    • Temperatures today will range from the low to high 50s.

Synonyms of 50s

Forms of 50s

alternative form'50s
alternative form50's

Words formed from 50s

Phrases with 50s

Questions about 50s

What does 50s mean?
50s means the decade of the 1950s.
What part of speech is 50s?
50s is a noun.

Words near 50s in the dictionary

  1. 501c4s
  2. 50501
  3. 506U78
  4. 50K
  5. 50Ks
  6. 50s
  7. 50th
  8. 50th District
  9. 51 percent
  10. 51%
  11. 512th note

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