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Number Forms — are Unicode characters which have specific meaning as numbers, but are constructed from other characters. They consist primarily of vulgar fractions and roman numerals. They are placed in the Unicode codepoint range 0x2150 through 0x218F… … Wikipedia
fifty — [fif′tē] adj. [ME fifti < OE fiftig: see FIVE & TY2] five times ten n. pl. fifties the cardinal number between forty nine and fifty one; 50; L the fifties the numbers or years, as of a century, from fifty through fifty nine … English World dictionary
Number 1 (Goldfrapp song) — Number 1 Single by Goldfrapp from the album Supernature B side … Wikipedia
Number — Num ber, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Numbered} (n[u^]m b[ e]rd); p. pr & vb. n. {Numbering}.] [OE. nombren, noumbren, F. nombrer, fr. L. numerare, numeratum. See {Number}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. To count; to reckon; to ascertain the units of; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fifty — ► CARDINAL NUMBER (pl. fifties) ▪ ten less than sixty; 50. (Roman numeral: l or L.) DERIVATIVES fiftieth ordinal number. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
Fifty Shilling Tailors — was a British chain of shops selling men s clothes.Founded in Leeds in 1905 by Henry Price, the chain expanded to over 399 stores across the country.In 1958 the company was sold to UDS, which renamed it John Collier. [See http://www.competition… … Wikipedia
fifty-two — number 52 … English contemporary dictionary
Number Pieces — Two time brackets from Five (1988), the first one flexible, the second fixed The term Number Pieces refers to a body of late compositions by John Cage. Each piece is named after the number of performers involved: for instance, Seven is a piece… … Wikipedia
fifty-fifth — adjective the ordinal number of fifty five in counting order • Syn: ↑55th • Similar to: ↑ordinal * * * I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective 1. : being number 55 in a countable series the fifty fifth day … Useful english dictionary
fifty-two — adjective being two more than fifty • Syn: ↑52, ↑lii • Similar to: ↑cardinal * * * I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : being one more than 51 in number fifty two years see … Useful english dictionary
