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Definition of eighty-seventh
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : being number 87 in a countable series
the eighty-seventh day — see Table of Numbers
2 : being one of 87 equal parts into which something is divisible
an eighty-seventh share of the money
eighty-seventh
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Definition of eighty-seventh (Entry 2 of 2)
1 : number 87 in a countable series
2 : the quotient of a unit divided by 87 : one of 87 equal parts of something
one eighty-seventh of the total
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