fifty-two

1 of 3

adjective

: being one more than 51 in number

fifty-two years

see Table of Numbers

fifty-two

2 of 3

pronoun, plural in construction

"

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

fifty-two are here

fifty-two were found

fifty-two

3 of 3

noun

"

1

: two and fifty : four times 13

2

a

: 52 units or objects

a total of fifty-two

b

: a group or set of 52

3

: the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 52

4

: the 52d in a set or series

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