fifty-four

1 of 3

adjective

: being one more than 53 in number

fifty-four years

see Table of Numbers

fifty-four

2 of 3

pronoun, plural in construction

"

: 54 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated

fifty-four are here

fifty-four were found

fifty-four

3 of 3

noun

"

1

: four and 50 : three times 18 : six times nine

2

a

: 54 units or objects

a total of fifty-four

b

: a group or set of 54

3

: the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 54

4

: the 54th in a set or series

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