fifty-three

American  

[fif-tee-three] / ˈfɪf tiˈθri /

noun

1. a cardinal number, 50 plus 3.

2. a symbol for this number, as 53 or LIII.

3. a set of this many persons or things.

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adjective

1. amounting to 53 in number.

Example Sentences

It had been a cold week—fifty-three below one night, forty-five below the next two, and never rising above twenty below with wild wind out of the northwest the whole time.

From Literature

It was fifty-three degrees below zero with a sharp wind blowing out of the north.

From Literature

Former US president James K. Polk suffered for two weeks, dying of cholera in Nashville at fifty-three.

From Literature

At one point, the flood measured fifty-three feet above the normal water line.

From Literature

“One hundred fifty-three, the tag is inside,” they called out in relief.

From New York Times