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fifty-first

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

The ordinal form of the number fifty-one, describing a person or thing in position number 51 of a sequence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One of fifty-one equal parts of a whole.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • A fifty-first of 1020 is 20.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: een-en-vyftigste — ordinal number
  • Belarusian: пяцьдзеся́т пе́ршы (pjacʹdzjesját pjéršy) — ordinal number
  • Esperanto: kvindek-unua — ordinal number
  • Finnish: viideskymmenesensimmäinen — ordinal number
  • Finnish: viideskymmenesyhdes — ordinal number
  • French: cinquante-et-unième — ordinal number
  • French: cinquante et unième — ordinal number
  • Georgian: ორმოცდამეთერთმეტე (ormocdametertmeṭe) — ordinal number
  • Georgian: 51-ე (51-e) — ordinal number
  • German: einundfünfzigste — ordinal number
  • Hindi: इक्यावनवाँ (ikyāvanvā̃) — ordinal number
  • Hungarian: ötvenegyedik — ordinal number
  • Italian: cinquantunesimo — ordinal number
  • Malayalam: അമ്പത്തൊന്നാം (ampattonnāṁ) — ordinal number
  • Manchu: ᠰᡠᠰᠠᡳ ᡝᠮᡠᠴᡳ (susai emuci) — ordinal number
  • Polish: pięćdziesiąty pierwszy — ordinal number
  • Portuguese: quinquagésimo primeiro — ordinal number
  • Russian: пятьдеся́т пе́рвый (pjatʹdesját pérvyj) — ordinal number
  • Spanish: quincuagésimo primero — ordinal number
  • Turkish: elli birinci — ordinal number
  • Ukrainian: п'ятдеся́т пе́рший (pʺjatdesját péršyj) — ordinal number
  • Finnish: viideskymmenesyhdesosa — one of 51 equal parts
  • French: cinquante-et-unième — one of 51 equal parts
  • French: cinquante et unième — one of 51 equal parts
  • Hindi: इक्यावनवाँ (ikyāvanvā̃) — one of 51 equal parts