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Definition of fifty-seven
(Entry 1 of 3)
: being one more than 56 in number
fifty-seven years — see Table of Numbers
fifty-seven
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Definition of fifty-seven (Entry 2 of 3)
: 57 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated
fifty-seven are here fifty-seven were found
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Definition of fifty-seven (Entry 3 of 3)
1 : seven and 50 : three times 19
2a : 57 units or objects
a total of fifty-seven
b : a group or set of 57
3 : the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 57
4 : the 57th in a set or series
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