fifty-seventh

[ fif-tee-sev-uhnth ]

/ ˈfɪf tiˈsɛv ənθ /

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adjective

next after the fifty-sixth; being the ordinal number for 57.

being one of 57 equal parts.

noun

a fifty-seventh part, especially of one (1/57).

the fifty-seventh member of a series.

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