1950s

Thân thiện

A family watches a black-and-white television in their 1950s living room.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The decade from 1950 to 1959: The period of ten consecutive years beginning with the year 1950 and ending with the year 1959. It is used to refer to the historical, cultural, and social characteristics of that specific era.

Usage

• The word "1950s" is a plural noun used to denote a specific historical period. It is often preceded by the definite article "the".
• It can function as a temporal modifier (e.g., "1950s fashion") or as the subject or object of a sentence (e.g., "The 1950s were a time of economic growth.").

Examples

• Noun:
  • The music of the 1950s was dominated by rock and roll.
  • Many classic films were produced in the 1950s.
  • She collects 1950s memorabilia.

Advanced Usage

• "The mid-1950s": Refers specifically to the years around the middle of the decade (e.g., 1954-1956).
  • This technology became commercially available in the mid-1950s.
• "The late 1950s": Refers to the final years of the decade (e.g., 1957-1959).
  • The space race began in the late 1950s.

Variants and Related Words

• '50s (n): An informal, abbreviated form of "1950s".
  • He loves the cars from the '50s.
• Fifties (n): A common spoken form used to refer to the 1950s. It is often capitalized when referring specifically to the decade.
  • My parents grew up in the Fifties.

Synonyms

• The fifth decade of the twentieth century: A more formal, descriptive synonym.
• The post-war era: A contextual synonym often used to describe the 1950s in Western societies, emphasizing the period following World War II.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the decade from 1950 to 1959

Từ đồng nghĩa

• fifties