Definition of eighty-eight
:being one more than 87 in number
- eighty-eight years
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Definition of eighty-eight
1
:eight and 80 :four times 22 :eight times 11
2 a
:88 units or objects
- a total of eighty-eight
b
:a group or set of 88
3
:the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 88
4
:the 88th in a set or series
6
:an 88 millimeter gun
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