eighty-seven

[ ey-tee-sev-uhn ]

noun
  1. a cardinal number, 80 plus 7.

  2. a symbol for this number, as 87 or LXXXVII.

  1. a set of this many persons or things.

adjective
  1. amounting to 87 in number.

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British Dictionary definitions for eighty-seven

eighty-seven

noun
  1. cricket a score traditionally regarded as being unlucky

Origin of eighty-seven

1
possibly because 13 less than a century

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