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fifty-six

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

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1

num

Meaning 1

The cardinal number immediately following fifty-five and preceding fifty-seven.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

being six more than fifty

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: 56, lvi

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

47 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: ses-en-vyftig — cardinal number
  • Arabic: سِتَّة وَخَمْسُون (sitta wa-ḵamsūn) — cardinal number
  • Armenian: հիսունվեց (hisunvecʻ) — cardinal number
  • Azerbaijani: əlli altı — cardinal number
  • Basque: berrogeita hamasei — cardinal number
  • Belarusian: пяцьдзеся́т шэсць (pjacʹdzjesját šescʹ) — cardinal number
  • Bengali: ছাপ্পান্ন (chappanno) — cardinal number
  • Catalan: cinquanta-sis — cardinal number
  • Cherokee: ᎯᏍᎩᏍᎪ ᏑᏓᎵ (hisgisgo sudali) — cardinal number
  • Chinese Mandarin: 五十六 (wǔshíliù) — cardinal number
  • Danish: seksoghalvtreds — cardinal number
  • Central Dusun: limo nohopod om onom — cardinal number
  • Dutch: zesenvijftig — cardinal number
  • Esperanto: kvindek ses — cardinal number
  • Finnish: viisikymmentäkuusi — cardinal number
  • French: cinquante-six — cardinal number
  • Galician: cincuenta e seis — cardinal number
  • Georgian: ორმოცდათექვსმეტი (ormocdatekvsmeṭi) — cardinal number
  • German: sechsundfünfzig — cardinal number
  • Greek: πενήντα έξ (penínta éx) — cardinal number
  • Hebrew: חמשים־וששה (khamiším və-shishá) — cardinal number
  • Hindi: छप्पन (chappan) — cardinal number
  • Hungarian: ötvenhat — cardinal number
  • Italian: cinquantasei — cardinal number
  • Japanese: 五十六 (gojūroku) — cardinal number
  • Korean: 쉰여섯 (swinyeoseot) — cardinal number
  • Korean: 오십육 (osibyuk) — cardinal number
  • Lao: ຫ້າສິບຫົກ (hā sip hok) — cardinal number
  • Latin: quinquaginta sex — cardinal number
  • Malay: lima puluh enam — cardinal number
  • Malayalam: അമ്പത്താറ് (ampattāṟŭ) — cardinal number
  • Malayalam: അമ്പത്തിയാറ് (ampattiyāṟŭ) — cardinal number
  • Manchu: ᠰᡠᠰᠠᡳ ᠨᡳᠩᡤᡠᠨ (susai ninggun) — cardinal number
  • Marathi: छप्पन्न (chappanna) — cardinal number
  • Navajo: ashdladiin dóó baʼąą hastą́ą́ — cardinal number
  • Polish: pięćdziesiąt sześć — cardinal number
  • Portuguese: cinqüenta e seis — cardinal number
  • Russian: пятьдеся́т шесть (pjatʹdesját šestʹ) — cardinal number
  • Sanskrit: षट्पञ्चाशत् (ṣaṭpañcāśat) — cardinal number
  • Spanish: cincuenta y seis — cardinal number
  • Swahili: hamsini na sita — cardinal number
  • Tok Pisin: faivpela ten sikis — cardinal number
  • Turkish: elli altı — cardinal number
  • Ukrainian: п'ятдеся́т шість (pʺjatdesját šistʹ) — cardinal number
  • Urdu: چھپن (chappan) — cardinal number
  • Yup'ik: yuinaak malruk qula arvinglegen — cardinal number
  • Zazaki: phancas u ses — cardinal number