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Definition of eighty number from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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eighty

number
eighty pronunciation English ˈeɪti eighty pronunciation American ˈeɪti
 
1 802 noun the eighties [plural] numbers, years or temperatures from 80 to 89eightieth
eightieth pronunciation English ˈeɪtiəθ eightieth pronunciation American ˈeɪtiəθ
ordinal number, noun
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in your eighties

between the ages of 80 and 89