fifty-fifth
Americanadjective
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next after the fifty-fourth; being the ordinal number for 55.
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being one of 55 equal parts.
noun
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a fifty-fifth part, especially of one (1/55).
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the fifty-fifth member of a series.
Example Sentences
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“This is my fifty-fifth year in the business, and he is all but fearless.”
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 4, 2016
Martyr Nicholas Ridley was ignited in his fifty-fifth year.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was their fifty-fifth annual convention; approximately 100,000 White Shriners had gathered together to make speeches, shake hands, see sights, enjoy Los Angeles hospitality, after a religious ceremony in Hollywood Bowl.
From Time Magazine Archive
“No one in my family actually survives his fifty-fifth birthday anyway.”
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
Their Northern range is limited to the fifty-fifth parallel of latitude—but they are met with southward throughout Mexico, where they are common enough, and known by the name of “coyoté.”
From Popular Adventure Tales by Reid, Mayne
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