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fiftysomething

fiftysomething numeral: an indeterminate value between 50 (inclusive) and 60 (exclusive).

Numeral

fiftysomething

  1. (colloquial) An indeterminate value between 50 (inclusive) and 60 (exclusive).

Noun

fiftysomething (countable and uncountable, plural fiftysomethings)

  1. (colloquial, countable) A person between 50 and 59 years old.
    • She was a sprightly fiftysomething.

fiftysomething meaning in Tagalog

fiftysomething in Tagalog

a person between 50 and 59 years in age
lilimampuin

Synonyms of fiftysomething

Forms of fiftysomething

Numeral
alternative formfifty-something
Noun
pluralfiftysomethings

Origin of fiftysomething

From fifty + -something.

Questions about fiftysomething

What does fiftysomething mean?
Fiftysomething means an indeterminate value between 50 (inclusive) and 60 (exclusive).
What is fiftysomething in Tagalog?
Fiftysomething in Tagalog is lilimampuin. See Fiftysomething meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is fiftysomething?
Fiftysomething can be a numeral or a noun.

Words near fiftysomething in the dictionary

  1. fiftynine
  2. fiftyodd
  3. fiftyone
  4. fiftyseven
  5. fiftysix
  6. fiftysomething
  7. fiftysomethings
  8. fiftythree
  9. fiftytwo
  10. FIFY
  11. fig

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