fiftieth

Everyday

1. Coming as number 50 in a row or order. tree →
2. (maths) One of fifty equal parts of something, written 1/50. tree →

In the lessons

In maths it is the ordinal of 50 and also a fraction: one fiftieth = 1/50 = 0.02 = 2%. In everyday life it is used for birthdays and anniversaries: «Grandpa's fiftieth». Phrases: fiftieth birthday, fiftieth anniversary, one fiftieth.

Examples

• Dad is having a party for his fiftieth birthday. tree →
• She came fiftieth out of two hundred runners. tree →
• One fiftieth of 100 is 2. tree →
• Our school is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary. tree →
• This is the fiftieth time I've asked you to tidy your room! tree →
• Two fiftieths make one twenty-fifth. tree →
• And Jason himself would be the fiftieth. tree →

Note

Short form: 50th. Spelling: fifty changes y to ie: fiftieth. Pronounced with three syllables: FIF-tee-eth. As a fraction 1/50: divide by 50. Do not confuse with «fifteenth» (15th).

In Jewish tradition

The fiftieth year is the jubilee year, when the land rested and was not sown.

Interpretation. Tradition counts seven cycles of seven years and then makes the fiftieth year holy: slaves were freed and land went back to its families. It was a year of fairness and rest.

Examples

• A jubilee shall that fiftieth year be unto you; ye shall not sow, neither reap that which groweth of itself in it, nor gather the grapes in it of the undressed vines. (Torah LEV.25.11, JPS 1917) tree →
• In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned two years. (Prophets 2KI.15.23, JPS 1917) tree →
• In the two and fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekah the son of Remaliah began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned twenty years. (Prophets 2KI.15.27, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Short form: 50th. Spelling: fifty changes y to ie: fiftieth. Pronounced with three syllables: FIF-tee-eth. As a fraction 1/50: divide by 50. Do not confuse with «fifteenth» (15th).