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Definition of eighty-third
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : being number 83 in a countable series
the eighty-third day — see Table of Numbers
2 : being one of 83 equal parts into which something is divisible
an eighty-third share of the money
eighty-third
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Definition of eighty-third (Entry 2 of 2)
1 : number 83 in a countable series
2 : the quotient of a unit divided by 83 : one of 83 equal parts of something
one eighty-third of the total
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