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eighty-second

adjective

Definition of eighty-second

1 : being number 82 in a countable series
  • the eighty-second day
— see Table of Numbers
2 : being one of 82 equal parts into which something is divisible
  • an eighty-second share of the money

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eighty-second

noun \ " \

Definition of eighty-second

1 : number 82 in a countable series
2 : the quotient of a unit divided by 82 : one of 82 equal parts of something
  • one eighty-second of the total

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