Definition of fifty-nine
(Entry 1 of 3)
: being one more than 58 in number
fifty-nine years
— see Table of Numbers
fifty-nine
pronoun, plural in construction
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Definition of fifty-nine (Entry 2 of 3)
: 59 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated
fifty-nine are here fifty-nine were found
fifty-nine
noun
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Definition of fifty-nine (Entry 3 of 3)
1
: nine and 50
2a
: 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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