Definition

1. 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 lviii chapters.
  • He is lviii years 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 lviii for 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

1. being eight more than fifty