eighty — [āt′ē] adj. [ME eighteti < OE (hund)eahtatig: see EIGHT & TY2] eight times ten n. pl. eighties the cardinal number between seventy nine and eighty one; 80; LXXX the eighties the numbers or years, as of a century, from eighty through eighty… … English World dictionary
Eighty — Eight y, n. 1. The sum of eight times ten; eighty units or objects. [1913 Webster] 2. A symbol representing eighty units, or ten eight times repeated, as 80 or lxxx. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Eighty — Eight y, a. [AS. eahtatig, where the ending tig is akin to English ten; cf. G. achtzig. See {Eight}, and {Ten}.] Eight times ten; fourscore. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eighty — eigteti (late 13c.), from EIGHT (Cf. eight) + TY (Cf. ty) (1). Replacing O.E. hundeahtatig, with hund ten. Related: Eightieth … Etymology dictionary
eighty — ► CARDINAL NUMBER (pl. eighties) ▪ ten less than ninety; 80. (Roman numeral: lxxx or LXXX.) DERIVATIVES eightieth ordinal number … English terms dictionary
eighty — noun (plural eighties) Etymology: Middle English eighty, adjective, from Old English eahtatig, short for hundeahtatig, noun, group of eighty, from hund , literally, hundred + eahta eight + tig group of ten; akin to Old English tīen ten Date:… … New Collegiate Dictionary
eighty — n. & adj. n. (pl. ies) 1 the product of eight and ten. 2 a symbol for this (80, lxxx, LXXX). 3 (in pl.) the numbers from 80 to 89, esp. the years of a century or of a person s life. adj. that amount to eighty. Phrases and idioms: eighty first,… … Useful english dictionary
eighty — [[t]e͟ɪti[/t]] ♦ eighties 1) NUM Eighty is the number 80. Eighty horses trotted up. 2) N PLURAL When you talk about the eighties, you are referring to numbers between 80 and 89. For example, if you are in your eighties, you are aged between 80… … English dictionary
eighty — /ˈeɪti / (say aytee) noun (plural eighties) 1. a cardinal number, ten times eight. 2. a symbol for this number, as 80 or LXXX or XXC. 3. (plural) the numbers from 80 to 89 of a series, especially with reference to the years of a person s age, or… …
Eighty Four, Pennsylvania — Eighty Four is a small unincorporated community mostly within Somerset Township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. It lies approximately 25 miles southwest of Pittsburgh and is in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Eighty Four is… … Wikipedia
Eighty Years' War — Relief of Leiden after the siege, 1574. Date 1568 1648 Location … Wikipedia
