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fifty-sixth

[fif-tee-siksth]

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adjective

next after the fifty-fifth; being the ordinal number for 56.

being one of 56 equal parts.

noun

a fifty-sixth part, especially of one (1/56).

the fifty-sixth member of a series.

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Examples from the Web for fifty-sixth

He was in the fifty-sixth year of his age, and the thirty-eighth of his reign.
A Child's History of England|Charles Dickens
On the fifty-fifth and fifty-sixth days of the fast he remained in bed, the condition being much the same.
The Healthy Life, Vol. V, Nos. 24-28|Various
His city residence is on the south side of Fifty-sixth street, a p. 758few doors west of the Fifth avenue.
Lights and Shadows of New York Life|James D. McCabe
It was in his fifty-sixth year that the supreme change came over him.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8|Elbert Hubbard

Twice were the Fifty-sixth surrounded by French cuirassiers, and twice did we mow them down by our fire.
The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales|Bret Harte