eighty
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noun \ˈā-tē\ plural eight·ies
Definition of EIGHTY
1
: a number that is equal to eight times 10 — see number table
2
plural : the numbers 80 to 89; specifically : the years 80 to 89 in a lifetime or century
— eight·i·eth \ˈā-tē-əth\ adjective or noun
— eighty adjective
— eighty pronoun, plural in construction
See Examples of EIGHTY
- The temperature rose to the high eighties.
- She is in her mid-eighties.
Origin of EIGHTY
Middle English eighty, adjective, from Old English eahtatig, short for hundeahtatig, noun, group of eighty, from hund-, literally, hundred + eahta eight + -tig group of ten; akin to Old English tīen ten
First Known Use: before 12th century
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