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Latin
Etymology
Literally "two from sixty"; duo (“two”) + dē (“from”) + sexāgintā (“sixty”)
Pronunciation
Numeral
duodēsexāgintā (indeclinable)
- fifty-eight; 58
Usage notes
Although duodēsexāgintā is the usual expression for 58, it is also possible to say quīnquāgintā octō (“fifty-eight”) or octō et quīnquāgintā (“eight and fifty”).
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