fifty-eighth

English

English ordinal numbers
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    Cardinal : fifty-eight
    Ordinal : fifty-eighth

Etymology

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English fifty-eight
Old English -þa
Middle English -th(e)
English -th
English fifty-eighth

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

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˌfɪfti ˈeɪ(t)θ/

    Adjective

    fifty-eighth

    1. The ordinal form of the number fifty-eight, describing a person or thing in position number 58 of a sequence.
      The answer appears on the fifty-eighth page of the book.
      She finished fifty-eighth 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.

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    Noun

    fifty-eighth (plural fifty-eighths)

    1. One of fifty-eight equal parts of a whole.
      A fifty-eighth of 1160 is 20.

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