EIGHTIETH


Meaning of EIGHTIETH in English

I. ˈād.]ēə̇th, ˈāt], ]iə̇th\ adjective

Etymology: Middle English eightetithe, eightithe, adjective & noun, from Old English hund eahtatigotha, from hund eahtatig eighty + -otha -tha -th — more at eighty

1. : being number 80 in a countable series

the eightieth day

— see number table

2. : being one of 80 equal parts into which something is divisible

an eightieth share of the money

II. noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English eightetithe, eīghtithe

1. : number 80 in a countable series

2. : the quotient of a unit divided by 80 : one of 80 equal parts of something

one eightieth of the total

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.