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[ fif-tee-nahyn ] / ˈfɪf tiˈnaɪn /
nouna cardinal number, 50 plus 9. a symbol for this number, as 59 or LIX. a set of this many persons or things. adjectiveamounting to 59 in number. Words nearby fifty-ninefifty-first, fifty-five, fifty-four, Fifty-four-forty or Fight, fifty-fourth, fifty-nine, fifty-ninth, fifty-one, fiftypenny, fifty-second, fifty-seven Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fifty-nineFifty-nine former diplomats from both parties signed a letter urging Bush not to name Bolton. Kelly Ayotte, Torture Queen|Michael Tomasky|November 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST Fifty-nine percent say the U.S. should stay out of a war between Israel and Iran. Why Obama Has Gone on Political Offensive Against Romney Over Iran|Peter Beinart|September 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST Some fifty-nine more were shot, making the incident the largest mass shooting in U.S. history. Colorado Shooting: Police Cautious Entering Suspect's Apartment|The Daily Beast|July 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST From thirteen thousand nine hundred and fifty-nine, take eight thousand five hundred and four. Tales from Many Sources|Various
Catholics were eyed with disfavor, and of the thousand servants of the government, only fifty-nine belonged to their creed. Catholic World, Vol. XIII, April to September, 1871|Various From fifty-nine Wall Street, the word goes out to the extremities of the world: 'Let prices be low.' IT and Other Stories|Gouverneur Morris Eighteen hundred and fifty-nine was the year of Adelina Patti's début. Annals of Music in America|Henry Charles Lahee What lessons of kindness and fortitude you might teach could you but talk; you with your wisdom of fifty-nine years. Raggedy Ann Stories|Johnny Gruelle
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