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Definition of fifty-eight
(Entry 1 of 3)
: being one more than 57 in number
fifty-eight years — see Table of Numbers
fifty-eight
pronoun, plural in construction\ " \
Definition of fifty-eight (Entry 2 of 3)
: 58 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated
fifty-eight are here fifty-eight were found
fifty-eight
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Definition of fifty-eight (Entry 3 of 3)
1 : eight and 50 : 29 times two
2a : 58 units or objects
a total of fifty-eight
b : a group or set of 58
3 : the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 58
4 : the 58th in a set or series
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