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| eight·y [ áytee ] |
noun (plural eight·ies) |
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1. 80: the number 80
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2. group of 80: a group of 80 objects or people
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plural noun eight·ies |
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1. numbers 80 to 89: the numbers 80 to 89, especially as a range of Fahrenheit temperatures
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2. years from 80 to 89: the years from 80 to 89 in a century
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3. period from age 80 to 89: the period of somebody's life from the age of 80 to 89
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| [13th century. Shortening of Old English hundeahtatig< hund- "hundred" + e(a)hta "eight" + -tig "group of ten"] |
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