SINCE 1828
fifty-five
adjectiveDefinition of fifty-five
(Entry 1 of 3)
: being one more than 54 in number
fifty-five years
— see Table of Numbers
fifty-five
pronoun, plural in construction
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Definition of fifty-five (Entry 2 of 3)
: 55 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated
fifty-five are here fifty-five were found
fifty-five
noun
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Definition of fifty-five (Entry 3 of 3)
1
: five and 50 : five times 11 : 11 fives
2a
: 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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