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eightieth definition

eighti·eth (āt′ē it̸h)

adjective

  1. preceded by seventy-nine others in a series; 80th
  2. designating any of the eighty equal parts of something

Etymology: ME eightetithe: see eighty & -th

noun

  1. the one following the seventy-ninth
  2. any one of the eighty equal parts of something;

adverb

in the eightieth place, rank, group, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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