eightieth

[ ey-tee-ith ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

ˈeightieth

/ ˈeɪtɪɪθ /

usually prenominal
1. being the ordinal number of eighty in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc: often written 80th
2. ( as noun )
  the eightieth in succession

1. one of 80 approximately equal parts of something
2. ( as modifier )
  an eightieth part
the fraction equal to one divided by 80 ( 1 80 )

1350–1400; Middle English eightetithe, Old English ( hund ) eahtatigotha eightieth. See eighty, -th ²

He lived to be ninety years old, and produced the most beautiful of his tragedies in his eightieth year, the "Oedipus at Colonus."

Mlle. Clairon died on January 31, 1803, six days after completing her eightieth year.

So active did he continue to the end of his days, that on his eightieth birthday he climbed an oak in my company.

Since that date he has lived retired in Hutchinson, where he still makes his home, being now in the eightieth year of his age.

None of us are, you know, when we pass the eightieth milestone!

April 18, 2024petrichor

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