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
Example Sentences
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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
Three thousand fifty-nine cases of a disease had been reported in Santa Clara County, California, through a certain date.
From Textbooks • Mar. 27, 2020
Kipchoge completed the 26.2 miles in one hour, fifty-nine minutes, and forty seconds.
From Slate • Oct. 12, 2019
If Alex was going to reach the Science Museum in London in the fifty-nine minutes left to him, he had to be on it.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
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