eightieth

[ ey-tee-ith ]

/ ˈeɪ ti ɪθ /

adjective

next after the seventy-ninth; being the ordinal number for 80.

being one of 80 equal parts.

noun

an eightieth part, especially of one (1/80).

the eightieth member of a series.

Origin of eightieth

1350–1400; Middle English eightetithe,Old English (hund)eahtatigotha eightieth. See eighty, -th²

Words nearby eightieth

Eighth Commandment, eighth cranial nerve, eighthly, eighth note, eighth rest, eightieth, eightpenny, eights, eightsome reel, eight-spot, eight-track tape

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Example sentences from the Web for eightieth

It was not till his eightieth year that he made his first acquaintance with Greek literature.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5|Various
For many years previous to his death he lived at the homestead, dying there in his eightieth year, in the summer of 1912.
Our Friend John Burroughs|Clara Barrus
Fancy the Giaour pottering about in his eightieth year, and boasting that he could read small print without spectacles!
The Doctor's Wife|M. E. Braddon
With the arrival of his eightieth year, his activity and curiosity of intellect were certainly rather increased than abated.
Some Diversions of a Man of Letters|Edmund William Gosse

This is only one eightieth part of the quantity of peat sometimes found on the same area.
Man and Nature|George P. Marsh

British Dictionary definitions for eightieth

eightieth

/ (ˈeɪtɪɪθ) /

adjective

(usually prenominal)

being the ordinal number of eighty in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc: often written 80th
(as noun)the eightieth in succession

noun

one of 80 approximately equal parts of something
(as modifier)an eightieth part

the fraction equal to one divided by 80 (1/80)

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单词	eightieth
释义	eightieth [ ey-tee-ith ] / ˈeɪ ti ɪθ / adjective next after the seventy-ninth; being the ordinal number for 80. being one of 80 equal parts. noun an eightieth part, especially of one (1/80). the eightieth member of a series. Origin of eightieth 1350–1400; Middle English eightetithe,Old English (hund)eahtatigotha eightieth. See eighty, -th² Words nearby eightieth Eighth Commandment, eighth cranial nerve, eighthly, eighth note, eighth rest, eightieth, eightpenny, eights, eightsome reel, eight-spot, eight-track tape Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for eightieth It was not till his eightieth year that he made his first acquaintance with Greek literature. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5\|Various For many years previous to his death he lived at the homestead, dying there in his eightieth year, in the summer of 1912. Our Friend John Burroughs\|Clara Barrus Fancy the Giaour pottering about in his eightieth year, and boasting that he could read small print without spectacles! The Doctor's Wife\|M. E. Braddon With the arrival of his eightieth year, his activity and curiosity of intellect were certainly rather increased than abated. Some Diversions of a Man of Letters\|Edmund William Gosse This is only one eightieth part of the quantity of peat sometimes found on the same area. Man and Nature\|George P. Marsh British Dictionary definitions for eightieth eightieth / (ˈeɪtɪɪθ) / adjective (usually prenominal) being the ordinal number of eighty in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc: often written 80th (as noun)the eightieth in succession noun one of 80 approximately equal parts of something (as modifier)an eightieth part the fraction equal to one divided by 80 (1/80) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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