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fifty-two

fifty-two

17 1.0
A number that comes after fifty-one and before fifty-three
  • numeral
  • /ˈfɪfti tu/
translation icon : cincuenta y dos
  • The store offered fifty-two different types of cereal on the shelves.
  • fifty-two percent
  • fifty-two men
  • fifty-two years

Examples

  • But even then, fifty-two splendid cheesecakes did not equal the property tax; no, they did not.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • Fifty-two students participated in the science fair this year.

  • The division began with ten employees, a number that would grow to fifty-two by 1929.

    Academic text (2005)
  • The publication contains a personal statement in support of music education from fifty-two senators and representatives.

    Academic text (2000)
  • I had sixteen dollars and fifty-two cents in my pocket.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Thomas was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on 14 October by a vote of fifty-two to forty-eight.

    Academic text (1991)
  • On 2 March 1919, fifty-two men and women gathered in Moscow to establish the Comintern.

    Academic text (1995)
  • One such study investigated the origin of drug-resistant salmonella infections in fifty-two outbreaks originally examined by the CDC.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Apaches represented 75 percent (fifty-two cases) of the sixty-nine Indian defendants indicted in Arizona territorial courts.

    Academic text (1993)
  • He collected fifty-two coins from various countries during his travels.

How Many

sixty
351 1.0
fifty-two
17 1.0
fifty
876 1.0

Surface Forms

fifty-two cardinal word
52 cardinal digit
fifty two cardinal word
fifty-two ordinal word
fifty-second ordinal word

Morphology

fifty-two = fifty + two (transparent) = fifty + two

A straightforward numeric compound combining two cardinal numerals; learners can compute its value from the parts.

Etymology

Fifty-two is made from fifty and two, where fifty means 'five tens' and together they mean 'five tens and two'. That's why we call the number 52 fifty-two, for example when we count the 52 cards in a deck or the 52 weeks in a year.