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fifty-nine

adjective

Definition of fifty-nine

: being one more than 58 in number
  • fifty-nine years
— see Table of Numbers

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fifty-nine

pronoun, plural in construction \ " \

Definition of fifty-nine

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

noun \ " \

Definition of fifty-nine

1 : nine and 50
2 a : 59 units or objects
  • a total of fifty-nine
b : a group or set of 59
3 : the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 59
4 : the 59th of a set or series

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