fifty-one

[ fif-tee-wuhn ]

noun

1. a cardinal number, 50 plus 1.
2. a symbol for this number, as 51 or LI.
3. a set of this many persons or things.

adjective

1. amounting to 51 in number.

Example Sentences

At fifty-one, he had served in the Coast Guard for most of his working life, and he had been tracking the gangsters for years.

From Literature

According to her, “It’s my chance at redemption. To finish what your G’pop and I started fifty-one years ago.”

From Literature

Six hundred and fifty-one days of unrest and uncertainty dragged on as Mike Bohn awaited this September morning.

From Los Angeles Times

This is sometimes called an “observation period” and colloquially referred to as: “Someone has been fifty-one fiftied.”

From Los Angeles Times

Everything on the shelves cost much more than fifty-one cents.

From Literature