eighty
noun
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plural eighties
Definition of eighty
1
: a number that is equal to eight times 10 — see Table of Numbers
2
eighties plural
: the numbers 80 to 89
specifically
: the years 80 to 89 in a lifetime or century
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Other Words from eighty
eightieth
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adjective or noun
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adjective or noun
eighty
adjective
eighty
pronoun, plural in construction
Examples of eighty in a Sentence
The temperature rose to the high eighties.
She is in her mid-eighties.
Recent Examples on the Web
The final wall of paintings has the elderly Monet, well in his eighties, looking back at his house from the garden, with two painted under a burning sky. — Dallas News, "Return of the Lilies: Monet makes a triumphant encore at the Kimbell," 28 June 2019 Really small, weird rooms and like a lot of eighties houses, with interesting things layered on top of this 1926 jewel. — Joanna Saltz, House Beautiful, "Five Designers on How to Make Old Things New Again," 8 Feb. 2019 Sarah Larson writes in the New Yorker: For pop-culture enthusiasts of the seventies and eighties, news of the death of Burt Reynolds, at age eighty-two, of a heart attack, in Jupiter, Florida, may have come as an unexpected shock. — James Freeman, WSJ, "Burt Reynolds and Washington’s ‘Senior’ Suspects," 7 Sep. 2018 One of Craig's favorite stories involved an older couple in their eighties who met in a nursing home. — Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Lyle Husar Designs celebrates 50 years and announces new location, name in Brookfield," 16 May 2018 Alfred started visiting Bears Ears in the eighties. — Abe Streep, Outside Online, "The Tribes v. Donald Trump," 1 May 2018 The Judge was a tireless worker, trimming bushes, cutting grass, raking and working around the house well into his eighties. — courant.com, "Arthur L. Spada," 29 Apr. 2018 Several ruggedly handsome men played the part in the seventies and eighties in the ads. — Peter King, SI.com, "Six Ways To Draft Day: How First Half-Dozen Picks May Go," 15 Apr. 2018 Part portrait of a complex family, part love letter to California in the seventies and eighties, Small Fry is an enthralling book by an insightful new literary voice. — Verne Kopytoff, Fortune, "Steve Jobs' Daughter Is Writing a Memoir About Their Complicated Relationship," 16 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'eighty.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for eighty
eighty
noun
English Language Learners Definition of eighty
: the number 80
: the numbers ranging from 80 to 89
: a set of years ending in digits ranging from 80 to 89
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eighty
adjective
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Kids Definition of eighty
(Entry 1 of 2)
: eight times ten : 80
eighty
nounKids Definition of eighty (Entry 2 of 2)
: being eight times ten
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