eightieth

 [ey-tee-ith]  

eight·i·eth

   [ey-tee-ith]
adjective
1.
next after the seventy-ninth; being the ordinal number for 80.
2.
being one of 80 equal parts.
noun
3.
an eightieth part, especially of one (1/80).
4.
the eightieth member of a series.

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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English eightetithe, Old English (hund)eahtatigotha eightieth. See eighty, -th2
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eightieth (ˈeɪtɪɪθ)
 
—adj
1.  (usually prenominal)
 a.  being the ordinal number of eighty in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc: often written 80th
 b.  (as noun): the eightieth in succession
 
—n
2.  a.  one of 80 approximately equal parts of something
 b.  (as modifier): an eightieth part
3.  the fraction equal to one divided by 80 (1/80)

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