fifties

3 definitions found

fifties - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  fifties \fifties\ n.
     1. the decade from 1950 to 1959.
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. the time of life between 50 and 60.
  
     Syn: mid-fifties.
          [WordNet 1.5]

  Fifty \Fif"ty\, n.; pl. Fifties.
     1. The sum of five tens; fifty units or objects.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A symbol representing fifty units, as 50, or l.
        [1913 Webster]

fifties - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  fifties
      n 1: the decade from 1950 to 1959 [syn: fifties, 1950s]
      2: the time of life between 50 and 60 [syn: fifties, mid-   fifties
         ]