fifty-six

1 of 3

adjective

: being one more than 55 in number

fifty-six years

see Table of Numbers

fifty-six

2 of 3

pronoun, plural in construction

"

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

fifty-six are here

fifty-six were found

fifty-six

3 of 3

noun

"

1

: six and 50 : four times 14 : seven times eight

2

a

: 56 units or objects

a total of fifty-six

b

: a group or set of 56

3

: the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 56

4

: the 56th in a set or series

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