fifty-six
Americannoun
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a cardinal number, 50 plus 6.
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a symbol for this number, as 56 or LVI.
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a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
Example Sentences
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One hundred and fifty-six, plus the five of us.
From Slate ● May 25, 2019
Thirty-nine per cent of the respondents said yes; fifty-six per cent said no.
From The New Yorker ● May 23, 2019
When Congress voted on April 6, fifty-six voted against the resolution, including the first woman ever elected to Congress, Representative Jeannette Rankin.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014
Wilson’s reluctance to go to war was mirrored in Congress, where fifty-six voted against the war resolution.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014
Doug and John—at fifty-six, the oldest person on the team—had both looked solid.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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