EIGHTY


Meaning of EIGHTY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈā-tē ]

noun

( plural eight·ies )

Etymology: Middle English eighty, adjective, from Old English eahtatig, short for hundeahtatig, noun, group of eighty, from hund-, literally, hundred + eahta eight + -tig group of ten; akin to Old English tīen ten

Date: before 12th century

1. — see number table

2. plural : the numbers 80 to 89 ; specifically : the years 80 to 89 in a lifetime or century

• eight·i·eth ˈā-tē-əth adjective or noun

• eighty adjective

• eighty pronoun, plural in construction

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