fif|ti|eth

fif|ti|eth
fif|ti|eth «FIHF tee ihth», adjective, noun.
1. next after the 49th; last in a series of 50: »

This is our fiftieth customer today.

2. one, or being one, of 50 equal parts: »

a fiftieth share in the profit.


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