eighty-fifth

adjective

Definition of eighty-fifth

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : being number 85 in a countable series the eighty-fifth day — see Table of Numbers

2 : being one of 85 equal parts in which something is divisible an eighty-fifth share of the money

eighty-fifth

noun

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Definition of eighty-fifth (Entry 2 of 2)

1 : number 85 in a countable series

2 : the quotient of a unit divided by 85 : one of 85 equal parts of something one eighty-fifth of the total

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