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fifty-five

adjective

Definition of fifty-five

: being one more than 54 in number
  • fifty-five years
— see Table of Numbers

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fifty-five

pronoun, plural in construction \ " \

Definition of fifty-five

: 55 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated
  • fifty-five are here
  • fifty-five were found
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fifty-five

noun \ " \

Definition of fifty-five

1 : five and 50 : five times 11 : 11 fives
2 a : 55 units or objects
  • a total of fifty-five
b : a group or set of 55
3 : the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 55
4 : the 55th in a set or series

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