fifty-sixth

adjective

Definition of fifty-sixth

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : being number 56 in a countable series the fifty-sixth day — see Table of Numbers

2 : being one of 56 equal parts into which something is divisible a fifty-sixth share of the money

fifty-sixth

noun

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Definition of fifty-sixth (Entry 2 of 2)

1 : number 56 in a countable series

2 : the quotient of a unit divided by 56 : one of 56 equal parts of something one fifty-sixth of the total

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