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fifty-fifth

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌfɪfti ˈfɪ(f)θ/

1

adj

Meaning 1

The ordinal form of the number fifty-five, describing a person or thing in position number 55 of a sequence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The answer appears on the fifty-fifth page of the book.
  • She finished fifty-fifth in the race.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One of fifty-five equal parts of a whole.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • A fifty-fifth of 1100 is 20.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

the ordinal number of fifty-five in counting order

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: 55th

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From fifty-five + -th (ordinal suffix), after fifth.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: vyf-en-vyftigste — ordinal number
  • Belarusian: пяцьдзеся́т пя́ты (pjacʹdzjesját pjáty) — ordinal number
  • Esperanto: kvindek-kvina — ordinal number
  • Finnish: viideskymmenesviides — ordinal number
  • French: cinquante-cinquième — ordinal number
  • Georgian: ორმოცდამეთხუთმეტე (ormocdametxutmeṭe) — ordinal number
  • Georgian: 55-ე (55-e) — ordinal number
  • German: fünfundfünfzigste — ordinal number
  • Hindi: पचपनवाँ (pacpanvā̃) — ordinal number
  • Hungarian: ötvenötödik — ordinal number
  • Italian: cinquantacinquesimo — ordinal number
  • Malayalam: അമ്പത്തഞ്ചാം (ampattañcāṁ) — ordinal number
  • Manchu: ᠰᡠᠰᠠᡳ ᠰᡠᠨᠵᠠᠴᡳ (susai sunjaci) — ordinal number
  • Polish: pięćdziesiąty piąty — ordinal number
  • Portuguese: quinquagésimo quinto — ordinal number
  • Russian: пятьдеся́т пя́тый (pjatʹdesját pjátyj) — ordinal number
  • Spanish: quincuagésimo quinto — ordinal number
  • Swedish: femtiofemte — ordinal number
  • Turkish: elli beşinci — ordinal number
  • Ukrainian: п'ятдеся́т п'я́тий (pʺjatdesját pʺjátyj) — ordinal number
  • Finnish: viideskymmenesviidesosa — one of 55 equal parts
  • French: cinquante-cinquième — one of 55 equal parts
  • Hindi: पचपनवाँ (pacpanvā̃) — one of 55 equal parts