fifty-four
Americannoun
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a cardinal number, 50 plus 4.
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a symbol for this number, as 54 or LIV.
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a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
Example Sentences
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The Constitution does not require the Speaker to be a member of the House, although to date, all fifty-four Speakers have been.
From Textbooks ● Jul. 28, 2021
“This was a very merchant city,” Woods, who is fifty-four, told me.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 29, 2020
Twice the difference of a number and ten is fifty-four.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 22, 2020
More recently, Hays, who is fifty-four, was an aide at a nursing home, putting in a full workweek in a single weekend and driving eighty-five miles to get there.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 3, 2019
‘He is fifty-four feet high,’ the BFG said softly as he jogged along.
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
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