fifty-nine
Americannoun
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a cardinal number, 50 plus 9.
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a symbol for this number, as 59 or LIX.
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a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
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Coastal islands and the tropical area around Lake Victoria, for example, receive upward of fifty-nine inches of rain per year.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
One hundred and fifty-nine years later, we're still celebrating it annually.
From Salon ● Nov. 24, 2022
Despite his secretive nature, Swartzwelder is a very popular figure among diehard "Simpsons" fans as he is credited with writing fifty-nine episodes of the comedy, more than any other single writer in the show’s history.
From Fox News ● May 3, 2021
Scientists who study immersion in cold water—typically defined as below fifteen degrees Celsius, or fifty-nine degrees Fahrenheit—note different stages in the physiological response.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 20, 2020
I'm not thinking about Sheila Borden, or about her dad—call number fifty-nine.
From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements
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