fifty-nine

[ fif-tee-nahyn ]

/ ˈfɪf tiˈnaɪn /

a cardinal number, 50 plus 9.

a symbol for this number, as 59 or LIX.

a set of this many persons or things.

amounting to 59 in number.

Words nearby fifty-nine

Fifty-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