fifty-eighth

[ fif-tee-eytth, -eyth ]

/ ˈfɪf tiˈeɪtθ, -ˈeɪθ /

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adjective

next after the fifty-seventh; being the ordinal number for 58.

being one of 58 equal parts.

noun

a fifty-eighth part, especially of one (1/58).

the fifty-eighth member of a series.

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How to use fifty-eighth in a sentence

In December he found himself as far as the fifty-eighth parallel of south latitude, and in longitude 26 degrees 57' E.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe|Edgar Allan Poe
On the fifty-eighth day after leaving the earth, Jud, at the forward telescope, became suddenly excited.
Tillie|Roger Phillips Graham
The report of the commission was submitted to the Fifty-eighth Congress, third session, January 4, 1905.
Manual of Ship Subsidies|Edwin M. Bacon
The heads of fifty eighth grade pupils were bent over as many broad volumes on geography.
The Grammar School Boys of Gridley|H. Irving Hancock

The children always lowered their voices when they spoke of the house on Fifty-eighth Street.
The Dorrance Domain|Carolyn Wells