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fifty-oneth

/ˌfɪfti ˈwʌnθ/

fifty-oneth adjective: fifty-first.

Adjective

fifty-oneth (not comparable)

  1. (nonstandard) fifty-first

Noun

fifty-oneth (uncountable)

  1. A fractional part of fifty-one.
    • But the eye could only divine, could not measure, the difference between the fiftieth of a millimetre and the fifty-oneth, and she wished to measure.1925, M. P. Shiel, The Black Box, page 81
    Synonyms:
    fifty-first

Synonyms of fifty-oneth

Origin of fifty-oneth

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

Questions about fifty-oneth

What does fifty-oneth mean?
Fifty-oneth means fifty-first.
What part of speech is fifty-oneth?
Fifty-oneth can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce fifty-oneth?
Fifty-oneth is pronounced /ˌfɪfti ˈwʌnθ/.

Words near fifty-oneth in the dictionary

  1. fifty-one
  2. fifty-one fiftied
  3. fifty-one fifties
  4. fifty-one fifty
  5. fifty-one fiftying
  6. fifty-oneth
  7. fifty-second
  8. fifty-seconds
  9. fifty-secondth
  10. fifty-seven
  11. fifty-seventh

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