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fifty-second

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˌfɪfti ˈsɛkənd/
  • /ˌfɪfti ˈsɛkən(t)θ/ proscribed, see fifty-secondth

1

adj

Meaning 1

The ordinal form of the number fifty-two, describing a person or thing in position number 52 of a sequence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Lasting fifty seconds.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

One of fifty-two equal parts of a whole.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • A fifty-second of 1040 is 20.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: twee-en-vyftigste — ordinal number
  • Belarusian: пяцьдзеся́т другі́ (pjacʹdzjesját druhí) — ordinal number
  • Esperanto: kvindek-dua — ordinal number
  • Finnish: viideskymmeneskahdes — ordinal number
  • Finnish: viideskymmenestoinen — ordinal number
  • French: cinquante-deuxième — ordinal number
  • Georgian: ორმოცდამეთორმეტე (ormocdametormeṭe) — ordinal number
  • Georgian: 52-ე (52-e) — ordinal number
  • German: zweiundfünfzigste — ordinal number
  • Hindi: बावनवाँ (bāvanvā̃) — ordinal number
  • Hungarian: ötvenkettedik — ordinal number
  • Italian: cinquantaduesimo — ordinal number
  • Malayalam: അമ്പത്തിരണ്ടാം (ampattiraṇṭāṁ) — ordinal number
  • Manchu: ᠰᡠᠰᠠᡳ ᠵᡠᠸᡝᠴᡳ (susai juweci) — ordinal number
  • Polish: pięćdziesiąty drugi — ordinal number
  • Portuguese: quinquagésimo segundo — ordinal number
  • Russian: пятьдеся́т второ́й (pjatʹdesját vtorój) — ordinal number
  • Spanish: quincuagésimo segundo — ordinal number
  • Turkish: elli ikinci — ordinal number
  • Ukrainian: п'ятдеся́т дру́гий (pʺjatdesját drúhyj) — ordinal number
  • Finnish: viideskymmeneskahdesosa — one of 52 equal parts
  • French: cinquante-deuxième — one of 52 equal parts
  • Hindi: बावनवाँ (bāvanvā̃) — one of 52 equal parts