fifties

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A person's fifties are the period in which they are aged between 50 and 59:

in your fifties My dad's in his fifties.

the range of temperature between 50° and 59°:

in the fifties It's been in the fifties all week.

the decade (= period of ten years) between 50 and 59 in any century, usually 1950–1959:

in the fifties Rock and roll first became popular in the fifties.

the numbers 50 through 59:

The temperature has been in the fifties (= between 50° and 59°).

My dad is in his fifties (= between 50 and 59 years old).

The fifties are the years between 1950 and 1959.