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nineteen-fifties en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only) Alternative form of 1950s.
    alt of 1950s
    • In the nineteen-fifties, the height of aspirational style was fine French furniture—F.F.F., as it became known in certain precincts of Fifth Avenue and Palm Beach. 2022 July 18, Evan Osnos, “The Haves and the Have-Yachts”, in The New Yorker, →ISSN, archived from the original on 30 Jul 2022:
    • The nineteen-fifties was also a time when literary publishers were frequently indicted for obscenity. 2025 August 5, Danny Goldberg, “A Guest Post By Danny Goldberg: Culture, Empathy And Resistance”, in DownWithTyranny, archived from the original on 23 Dec 2025: