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EIGHTIETH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does eightieth mean?
• EIGHTIETH (noun)
The noun EIGHTIETH has 1 sense:
1. position 80 in a countable series of things
Familiarity information: EIGHTIETH used as a noun is very rare.
• EIGHTIETH (adjective)
The adjective EIGHTIETH has 1 sense:
1. the ordinal number of eighty in counting order
Familiarity information: EIGHTIETH used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Position 80 in a countable series of things
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("eightieth" is a kind of...):
rank (relative status)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The ordinal number of eighty in counting order
Synonyms:
80th; eightieth
Similar:
ordinal (being or denoting a numerical order in a series)
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