Definition of fifty-fifth
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: being number 55 in a countable series
the fifty-fifth day
— see Table of Numbers
2
: being one of 55 equal parts into which something is divisible
a fifty-fifth share of the money
fifty-fifth
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Definition of fifty-fifth (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: number 55 in a countable series
2
: the quotient of a unit divided by 55 : one of 55 equal parts of something
one fifty-fifth of the total
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“Fifty-fifth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fifty-fifth. Accessed 16 Aug. 2022.
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