English

Numeral

fifty-third

1. (ordinal) The ordinal form of the number fifty-three, describing a person or thing in position number 53 of a sequence.

   The answer appears on the fifty-third page of the book.

   She finished fifty-third in the race.

Usage notes

English ordinal numbers may function as either an adjective or as a noun, and almost never appear in the plural.

Abbreviations

• 53rd, 53^rd

Translations

Noun

fifty-third ‎(plural fifty-thirds)

1. (fractional) One of fifty-three equal parts of a whole.

   A fifty-third of 1060 is 20.