fifty-four
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- numeral
- /ˈfɪfti fɔr/
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cincuenta y cuatro
- She'd had a heart attack at fifty-four, when Deanna was only twelve.
- fifty-four percent
- fifty-four students
- fifty-four years
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Forty-four percent of African American students vs. fifty-four percent of white students who attend PWIs leave with college degrees.
Academic text (2003) -
Across Congress, fifty-four committees and subcommittees now claim some oversight responsibility for combating drugs.
Academic text (1990) -
Of his six hundred plus sheep, he kept three hundred and fifty-four.
Academic text (1998) -
Although he is still going strong at fifty-four, Foster shows no signs of wanting to leave behind a legacy.
Academic text (1994) -
Further on in his report, Agent Monk recorded a decrease of fifty-four people from the agency census.
Academic text (2000) -
Several of the new "motor wagons" were scheduled to race north from Jackson Park over a fifty-four-mile course.
Fiction book (1993) -
If one tenth of one percent order our recipe, that's fifty-four thousand dollars.
Fiction book (1996) -
From your driver's license, I see you're fifty-four; you're getting up there.
Fiction book (1992) -
Interestingly enough, they were issued 2,657 patents, an increase of fifty-four percent over the previous year.
Academic text (1999) -
The teacher gave us fifty-four math problems to complete for homework.
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Etymology
Fifty-four is made by joining the simple numbers fifty ('50') and four ('4'), so it literally means '50 plus 4' or 'four more than fifty'.