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[ noun ] the decade from 1950 to 1959

Synonyms

1950s

Used in print

(The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)

In an effort to fortify himself against the unforeseen upsets sure to arise in the future , Herbert_A._Leggett , banker editor of the Phoenix `` Arizona_Progress '' , reflects upon a_few of the depressing experiences of the feverish fifties .

(Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)

Color was delayed until 1935 , the wide_screen until the early fifties .

Related terms

decade

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[ noun ] the time of life between 50 and 60

Synonyms

mid-fifties

Related terms

time_of_life adulthood

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