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eighty Definition


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eighty
noun eighties
    1a. The cardinal number 80;
    1b. The quantity that this represents, being one more than seventy-nine, or the product of ten and eight.
    2. Any symbol for this, eg 80, LXXX. Also in compounds, forming adjectives and nouns, with cardinal numbers between one and nine.
      Example: eighty-two
    3. The age of 80.
    4. A set or group of 80 people or things.
      Example: a score of eighty points
adj
    1. Totalling eighty. Also with ordinal numbers beween first and ninth.
      Example: eighty-second
    2. Aged 80. See also eighties, eightieth.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon; see eighty + -ty2.



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