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the fifties in American English the numbers or years, as of a century, from fifty through fifty-nine See full dictionary entry for fifty Examples of 'the fifties' in a sentencethe fifties In the fifties, I probably would have been able to put my hand right on it.In the fifties, it was about heroes.In the fifties the risk of chromosomal defects is one in two.Perhaps we should also keep an eye on the fifties.Runs are being scored quicker than ever before and more batsmen can boast averages in the fifties.Muscle cars from the fifties, sixties and even seventies are hot now, and for obvious reasons.People just walk in off the street and offer me beautiful beaded sweaters from the fifties and pieces of jewellery that are exquisite and rare.Sceptics of course might well say that the fifties and the sixties are an awkward age, at least in this country.The truth is that redefining what the fifties look like is one part acceptance, one part confidence. |