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fifty-seven

[ fif-tee-sev-uh n ]

/ ˈfɪf tiˈsɛv ən /

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noun

a cardinal number, 50 plus 7.

a symbol for this number, as 57 or LVII.

a set of this many persons or things.

adjective

amounting to 57 in number.

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Examples from the Web for fifty-seven

Fifty-seven percent said Lee should be more willing to compromise, and his approval rating has dipped below 50 percent.
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Fifty-seven percent of voters in Democratic districts represented by Republicans agree, as well.
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Six thousand three hundred and fifty-seven votes were cast in this election, representing a gain of 1,300 over the preceding year.
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There had been fifty-seven men in the pit when Herbert came, his own included; now there were but fifty.
The Brighton Boys in the Trenches|James R. Driscoll

There are altogether fifty-seven of these houses in which immediate relief may be obtained.
Old and New Paris, v. 2|Henry Sutherland Edwards
You don't see why it can't be fifty-five just once, or possibly fifty-seven.
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We disembarked in four squares, being fifty-seven men, each captain with his own men, and then engaged them in battle.
Amerigo Vespucci|Frederick A. Ober