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
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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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