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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One of fifty-nine equal parts of a whole.

   "A fifty-ninth of 1180 is 20."

Adjective

1. 1
   The ordinal form of the number fifty-nine, describing a person or thing in position number 59 of a sequence.

   "The answer appears on the fifty-ninth page of the book."

Synonyms

All synonyms

59th

Example

More examples

"The answer appears on the fifty-ninth page of the book."

Etymology

From fifty-nine + -th (ordinal suffix).

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