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EIGHTY-TWO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does eighty-two mean? 

EIGHTY-TWO (adjective)
  The adjective EIGHTY-TWO has 1 sense:

1. being two more than eightyplay

  Familiarity information: EIGHTY-TWO used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


EIGHTY-TWO (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Being two more than eighty

Synonyms:

82; eighty-two; lxxxii

Similar:

cardinal (being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order)


 Context examples 


“Eighty-one; no—eighty-two, eh? no—eighty-three? Yes, eighty-three. Ten years ago. From some little port in Madagascar. I was trading.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)



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