eighty-seven
[ ey-tee-sev-uhn ]
noun
a cardinal number, 80 plus 7.
a symbol for this number, as 87 or LXXXVII.
a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
amounting to 87 in number.
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British Dictionary definitions for eighty-seven
eighty-seven
noun
cricket a score traditionally regarded as being unlucky
Origin of eighty-seven
1possibly because 13 less than a century
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