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noun
1.
a cardinal number, ten times eight.
2.
a symbol for this number, as 80 or LXXX.
3.
a set of this many persons or things.
4.
eighties, the numbers, years, degrees, or the like, from 80 through 89, as in referring to numbered streets, indicating the years of a lifetime or of a century, or degrees of temperature.
adjective
5.
amounting to 80 in number.
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| eighty (ˈeɪtɪ) | |
| —n , pl -ies | |
| 1. | See also number the cardinal number that is the product of ten and eight |
| 2. | a numeral, 80, LXXX, etc, representing this number |
| 3. | (plural) the numbers 80--89, esp a person's age or the year of a particular century |
| 4. | the amount or quantity that is eight times as big as ten |
| 5. | something represented by, representing, or consisting of 80 units |
| —determiner | |
| 6. | a. amounting to eighty: eighty pages of nonsense |
| b. (as pronoun): eighty are expected | |
| [Old English eahtatig; related to Old Frisian achtig, Old High German ahtozug] | |
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