fifty-nine

[fif-tee-nahyn]

noun

1. a cardinal number, 50 plus 9.

2. a symbol for this number, as 59 or LIX.

3. a set of this many persons or things.

adjective

1. amounting to 59 in number.

Example Sentences

One hundred and fifty-nine years later, we're still celebrating it annually.

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Tho, fifty-nine, had gray hair and manners Kissinger later described as “impeccable.”

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That's why the fifty-nine Republicans who cast fake electoral votes are a gift to investigators seeking to understand Trump's role in the plot to overturn the 2020 election.

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One hundred fifty-nine people were still unaccounted for two days after Thursday’s collapse, which killed at least four.

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“Comes to two hundred and eighty-seven dollars and fifty-nine cents,” he said.

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