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EIGHTIES
eighties, mid-eighties
(noun) the time of life between 80 and 90
eighties
(noun) the decade from 1980 to 1989
eighties
(noun) the decade from 1880 to 1889
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
eighties
plural of eighty
eighties pl (plural only)
The decade of the 1880s, 1980s, etc.
The decade of one's life from age 80 through age 89.
(temperature, rates, pluralonly) The range between 80 and 89.
Synonyms
• '80s, 80s
Adjective
eighties (not comparable)
From or evoking the 81st through 90th years of a century (chiefly the 1980s).
Source: Wiktionary
EIGHTY
Eight"y, a. Etym: [AS. eahtatig, where the ending -tig is akin to English ten; cf. G. achtzig. See Eight, and Ten.]
Definition: Eight times ten; fourscore.
Eight"y, n.
1. The sum of eight times ten; eighty units or objects.
2. A symbol representing eighty units, or ten eight times repeated, as 80 or lxxx.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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