lviii
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Definition
- Adjective: Being eight more than fifty; the number 58.
Usage
- As an adjective: This word is used to describe a quantity of exactly fifty-eight items, years, etc. It is a cardinal numeral.
- The book has
lviiichapters. - He is
lviiiyears old.
Advanced Usage
- In formal or historical contexts: The form "lviii" is the Roman numeral representation of the number 58. It is less common in everyday modern English, where the Arabic numeral "58" or the word "fifty-eight" is typically used. You might encounter it in the prefaces of books, on monuments, in copyright dates, or in formal lists.
- Copyright MCMLVIII (1958).
- See Chapter
lviiifor further details.
Variants and Related Words
- Fifty-eight (adj., n.): The standard modern English word for the number 58.
- 58 (n.): The Arabic numeral representation.
- Cardinal number: A number denoting quantity (e.g., one, two, fifty-eight), as opposed to an ordinal number (e.g., first, second, fifty-eighth).
Synonyms
- Fifty-eight
- 58
Notes on Meaning
- Numerical equivalence: "lviii" has only one meaning: it is strictly equivalent to the cardinal number fifty-eight (58). It does not have different meanings or connotations.
Adjective
- being eight more than fifty