Definition of eighty-fifth
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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
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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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