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1950s

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fiftiesnounThe decade of one's life from age 50 through age 59.
1960snounThe decade beginning in 1960 and ending in 1969.
1940snounThe decade from 1940 to 1949.
fivenounThe digit/figure 5.
rockabillynoun(uncountable, music) A genre of music originating from the South (United States) and mixing elements of rock, blues, country, hillbilly boogie and bluegrass music.
cold-war
baby-boom
postwarAlternative spelling of post-war. [Pertaining to a period of time immediately following the end of a war; where there is a cessation of conflict.]
midcenturyOccurring around the middle of the century.
doo-wopnounA style of vocal-based rhythm and blues music that was mostly popular within Black Americans of African descent in the mid-1950s to the early 1960s that is best characterized by nonsensical backing vocals with very little to no instrumentation.
modernistnounOf, or relating to modernism.
sock-hop
greasernoun(slang) A mechanic.
beatniknounA person associated with the Beat Generation of the 1950s and 1960s or its style.
1970snounThe decade beginning in 1970 and ending in 1979.
1930snounThe decade from 1930 to 1939.
1920snounThe decade from 1920 to 1929.
1980snounThe decade beginning in 1980 and ending in 1989.
1900snounA period that began on January 1, 1900 and ended on December 31, 1999; almost the same period as the 20th century (which, however, was from year 1901 to 2000)
1950"1950" is the debut single recorded by American singer-songwriter King Princess.

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