eighty-seventh

adjective

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

noun

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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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