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fifty-four

[ fif-tee-fawr, -fohr ]

noun

  1. a cardinal number, 50 plus 4.
  2. a symbol for this number, as 54 or LIV.
  3. a set of this many persons or things.


adjective

  1. amounting to 54 in number.

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Example Sentences

Fifty-four percent are against the amendment, while 40 percent support it.

Fifty-four abortion clinics have closed since 2010 alone, out of fewer than 800 nationwide.

Fifty-four percent of Alaskans support legalization according to a 2013 poll.

Fifty-four percent of Americans supported “expanded government monitoring of cellphones and email” after 9/11, according to CNN.

Fifty-four-year-old Carl Allen, who lives nearby, said he would sometimes see Holmes at the Zephyr, a neighborhood bar.

The number was two millions, three hundred and twenty thousand, eight hundred and fifty-four.

The remaining fifty-four might also, if they chose, have a commission of the peace on application to the crown.

The motion was carried by a majority of two hundred and one against fifty-four.

On a division, the motion was negatived by a majority of two hundred and fifty-four against one hundred and thirty-two.

The elaborate fabric, that had been fifty-four years in building, was levelled to the dust.

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