fifty-third

English
English ordinal numbers
 <  52nd 53rd 54th  > 
    Cardinal : fifty-three
    Ordinal : fifty-third

Adjective

fifty-third

  1. The ordinal form of the number fifty-three, describing a person or thing in position number 53 of a sequence.
    The answer appears on the fifty-third page of the book.
    She finished fifty-third in the race.

Usage notes

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

Abbreviations
  • 53rd, 53rd

Translations

Noun

fifty-third (plural fifty-thirds)

  1. One of fifty-three equal parts of a whole.
    A fifty-third of 1060 is 20.
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