Fifty-seven
[fif-tee-sev-uh n] /ˈfɪf tiˈsɛv ən/
noun
1.
a cardinal number, 50 plus 7.
2.
a symbol for this number, as 57 or LVII.
3.
a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
4.
amounting to 57 in number.
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[fif-tee-sev-uh nth] /ˈfɪf tiˈsɛv ənθ/ adjective 1. next after the fifty-sixth; being the ordinal number for 57. 2. being one of 57 equal parts. noun 3. a fifty-seventh part, especially of one (1/57). 4. the fifty-seventh member of a series.
- Fifty-sixth
[fif-tee-siksth] /ˈfɪf tiˈsɪksθ/ adjective 1. next after the fifty-fifth; being the ordinal number for 56. 2. being one of 56 equal parts. noun 3. a fifty-sixth part, especially of one (1/56). 4. the fifty-sixth member of a series.
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[fif-tee-siks] /ˈfɪf tiˈsɪks/ noun 1. a cardinal number, 50 plus 6. 2. a symbol for this number, as 56 or LVI. 3. a set of this many persons or things. adjective 4. amounting to 56 in number. noun The time off that substitutes for the weekends of those who work Saturdays and Sundays [1950s+ Police; […]
- Fifty-three
[fif-tee-three] /ˈfɪf tiˈθri/ noun 1. a cardinal number, 50 plus 3. 2. a symbol for this number, as 53 or LIII. 3. a set of this many persons or things. adjective 4. amounting to 53 in number.