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50s

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The decade of the 1950s.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: 1950s, fifties

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A range of the numbers fifty (50) to fifty-nine (59).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Examples

  • No way you're in your 50s! I find that hard to believe.
  • Temperatures today will range from the low to high 50s.

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Antonyms: none provided

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