fifty-seventh

/ˌfɪfti ˈsɛvənθ/

adjective

The ordinal form of the number fifty-seven, describing a person or thing in position number 57 of a sequence.

“A fifty-seventh of 1140 is 20.”

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57th
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Meanings

adjective
  1. The ordinal form of the number fifty-seven, describing a person or thing in position number 57 of a sequence.

    She finished fifty-seventh in the race.

    1 more example

    The answer appears on the fifty-seventh page of the book.

    Synonyms: 57th

nounfifty-seventh (plural fifty-sevenths)

plural fifty-sevenths

  1. One of fifty-seven equal parts of a whole.

    A fifty-seventh of 1140 is 20.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveThe ordinal form of the number fifty-seven, describing a person or thing in position number 57 of a sequence.

Similar
57th

Origin

From fifty-seven + -th (ordinal suffix).

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Translations

Afrikaans sewe-en-vyftigste
  • sewe-en-vyftigsteordinal number
Chinese Mandarin 第五十七, 五十七
  • 第五十七 (dì wǔshíqī)ordinal number
  • 五十七 (wǔshíqī)ordinal number
Esperanto kvindek-sepa
  • kvindek-sepaordinal number
Finnish viideskymmenesseitsemäs, viideskymmenesseitsemäsosa
  • viideskymmenesseitsemäsordinal number
  • viideskymmenesseitsemäsosaone of 57 equal parts
French cinquante-septième, cinquante-septième
  • cinquante-septièmeordinal number
  • cinquante-septièmeone of 57 equal parts
German siebenundfünfzigste
  • siebenundfünfzigsteordinal number
Hindi सत्तावनवाँ, सत्तावनवाँ
  • सत्तावनवाँ (sattāvanvā̃)ordinal number
  • सत्तावनवाँ (sattāvanvā̃)one of 57 equal parts
Hungarian ötvenhetedik
  • ötvenhetedikordinal number
Italian cinquantasettesimo
  • cinquantasettesimoordinal number
Polish pięćdziesiąty siódmy
  • pięćdziesiąty siódmyordinal number
Portuguese quinquagésimo sétimo
  • quinquagésimo sétimoordinal number
Russian пятьдеся́т седьмо́й
  • пятьдеся́т седьмо́й (pjatʹdesját sedʹmój)ordinal number
Spanish quincuagésimo séptimo
  • quincuagésimo séptimoordinal number
Turkish elli yedinci
  • elli yedinciordinal number
Ukrainian п'ятдеся́т сьо́мий
  • п'ятдеся́т сьо́мий (pʺjatdesját sʹómyj)ordinal number
Cite this entry
APA

fifty-seventh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fifty-seventh

MLA

“fifty-seventh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fifty-seventh. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fifty-seventh,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fifty-seventh.

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