Meanings
adjective
- The ordinal form of the number fifty-three, describing a person or thing in position number 53 of a sequence.
She finished fifty-third in the race.
1 more example
The answer appears on the fifty-third page of the book.
Synonyms: 53rd
nounfifty-third (plural fifty-thirds)
plural fifty-thirds
- One of fifty-three equal parts of a whole.
A fifty-third of 1060 is 20.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveThe ordinal form of the number fifty-three, describing a person or thing in position number 53 of a sequence.
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Translations
Afrikaans drie-en-vyftigste
- drie-en-vyftigsteordinal number
Esperanto kvindek-tria
- kvindek-triaordinal number
Finnish viideskymmeneskolmas, viideskymmeneskolmasosa
- viideskymmeneskolmasordinal number
- viideskymmeneskolmasosaone of 53 equal parts
French cinquante-troisième, cinquante-troisième
- cinquante-troisièmeordinal number
- cinquante-troisièmeone of 53 equal parts
German dreiundfünfzigste
- dreiundfünfzigsteordinal number
Hindi तिरपनवाँ, तिरपनवाँ
- तिरपनवाँ (tirpanvā̃)ordinal number
- तिरपनवाँ (tirpanvā̃)one of 53 equal parts
Hungarian ötvenharmadik
- ötvenharmadikordinal number
Italian cinquantatreesimo
- cinquantatreesimoordinal number
Polish pięćdziesiąty trzeci
- pięćdziesiąty trzeciordinal number
Portuguese quinquagésimo terceiro
- quinquagésimo terceiroordinal number
Russian пятьдеся́т тре́тий
- пятьдеся́т тре́тий (pjatʹdesját trétij)ordinal number
Spanish quincuagésimo tercero
- quincuagésimo terceroordinal number
Turkish elli üçüncü
- elli üçüncüordinal number
Ukrainian п'ятдеся́т тре́тій
- п'ятдеся́т тре́тій (pʺjatdesját trétij)ordinal number
Cite this entry
APA
fifty-third. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fifty-third
MLA
“fifty-third.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fifty-third. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fifty-third,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fifty-third.
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