EIGHTY

eighty, lxxx, fourscore

(adjective) being ten more than seventy

eighty, LXXX, fourscore

(noun) the cardinal number that is the product of ten and eight

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Numeral

eighty

The cardinal number occurring after seventy-nine and before eighty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LXXX and in Arabic numerals as 80.

Source: Wiktionary


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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