fifty-sixth

[ fif-tee-siksth ]

/ ˈfɪf tiˈsɪksθ /

next after the fifty-fifth; being the ordinal number for 56.

being one of 56 equal parts.

a fifty-sixth part, especially of one (1/56).

the fifty-sixth member of a series.

Words nearby fifty-sixth

He was in the fifty-sixth year of his age, and the thirty-eighth of his reign.

A Child's History of England |Charles Dickens
On the fifty-fifth and fifty-sixth days of the fast he remained in bed, the condition being much the same.

The Healthy Life, Vol. V, Nos. 24-28 |Various
His city residence is on the south side of Fifty-sixth street, a p. 758few doors west of the Fifth avenue.

Lights and Shadows of New York Life |James D. McCabe
It was in his fifty-sixth year that the supreme change came over him.

Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 |Elbert Hubbard

Twice were the Fifty-sixth surrounded by French cuirassiers, and twice did we mow them down by our fire.

The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales |Bret Harte