fifty-four
Definition
- Adjective: Being four more than fifty; the number 54.
Usage
- The adjective "fifty-four" is a cardinal number used to denote a specific quantity or position in a sequence.
- It is typically written with a hyphen when used as an adjective before a noun (e.g., fifty-four people). When used as a noun or pronoun, it can be written as "fifty-four" or "54".
Examples
- Adjective:
- The committee is composed of fifty-four members.
- She found fifty-four seashells on the beach.
- The answer to the problem is fifty-four.
Advanced Usage
- As a noun/pronoun: Can be used to represent the number itself or a group of that quantity.
- Fifty-four is an even number.
- Fifty-four of the participants completed the survey.
- In sequences: Used to indicate position or order (often written as the numeral 54th for the ordinal form "fifty-fourth").
- He finished in fifty-fourth place.
Variants and Related Words
- 54 (numeral): The Arabic numeral representation.
- LIV (Roman numeral): The Roman numeral representation (less common).
- fifty-fourth (ordinal adjective): Constituting number fifty-four in a sequence; the item in position 54.
- fifty-fourfold (adverb/adjective): By a factor of fifty-four; fifty-four times as great.
Synonyms
- 54 (numeral)
- four and fifty (archaic/literary)
Related Phrases
- A deck of cards: A standard deck contains cards if including two jokers.
- The 54th state: A humorous or speculative term for a potential future state of the United States.
Adjective
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being four more than fifty
