SINCE 1828
fifty-seven
adjectiveDefinition of fifty-seven
(Entry 1 of 3)
: being one more than 56 in number
fifty-seven years
— see Table of Numbers
fifty-seven
pronoun, plural in construction
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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
fifty-seven
noun
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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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