fifty-five

1 of 3

adjective

: being one more than 54 in number

fifty-five years

see Table of Numbers

fifty-five

2 of 3

pronoun, plural in construction

"

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

fifty-five are here

fifty-five were found

fifty-five

3 of 3

noun

"

1

: five and 50 : five times 11 : 11 fives

2

a

: 55 units or objects

a total of fifty-five

b

: a group or set of 55

3

: the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 55

4

: the 55th in a set or series

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