fifty-second

English

English ordinal numbers
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    Cardinal : fifty-two
    Ordinal : fifty-second

Numeral

fifty-second

  1. (ordinal) The ordinal form of the number fifty-two, describing a person or thing in position number 52 of a sequence.
    The answer appears on the fifty-second page of the book.
    She finished fifty-second in the race.
  2. Lasting fifty seconds.

Usage notes

English ordinal numbers may function as either an adjective or as a noun, and almost never appear in the plural.

Abbreviations

  • 52nd, 52nd

Translations

Noun

fifty-second (plural fifty-seconds)

  1. (fractional) One of fifty-two equal parts of a whole.
    A fifty-second of 1040 is 20.
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