Fifties

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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