eightieth
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ti 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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| —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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Example sentences
He was only a few weeks away from his eightieth birthday.
However, as she approaches her eightieth birthday next year, she has been having an easier time of it.
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