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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A good cantor can recite the traditional riddles for all fifty-four cards in the Lotería by heart as he reveals each card to the players.
From Literature
“This was a very merchant city,” Woods, who is fifty-four, told me.
From The New Yorker
I was five foot seven and a half, one hundred and fifty-four pounds.
From Literature
"At the very worst of times, we saw the very best of Australia -- and knowing the Aussies, as I do after fifty-four years, that makes me very proud," he told the crowd.
From Fox News
My final poster was covered with fifty-four of them.
From Literature
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