eighty

Meanings

• Number

  The number that is one more than seventy-nine.

  - "He turned eighty last year."
  - "Eighty is a large number."

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Pronunciation

1. [ˈ(ʔ)eɪ̯ɾi]
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with eighty
sixty , forty , fifty , nulty , lenty

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Variants

List of all variants of eighty that leads to same result
80 , eighties , eightieth , eightieths , eighty , 86 , 86'd , 86ed , 86es , 86ing , eighty-six , eighty-sixed , eighty-sixes , eighty-sixing , 1080 , 1080s , ten-eighties , ten-eighty

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Etymology

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From old English ēgge-tyge, eagtyge, eighty, from ēgge eight, and tyge ten.

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Trivia

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1. Eighty is the atomic number of mercury.

2. In baseball, a player who gets eighty walks in a season is considered to have had an excellent on-base percentage.

3. The term 'eighty-six' means to discontinue or abandon something.

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Related Concepts

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1. Octogenarian: A person who is eighty years old or older.

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Culture

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In many cultures, reaching the age of eighty is considered a significant milestone and a cause for celebration.

How to Memorize "eighty"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a clock with the big hand on the eight and the little hand on the zero. Now imagine turning the big hand once around the clock.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the number with the age of someone you know or admire.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the phrase 'A big elephant can carry eighty men' to remember that eighty is the number following seventy.

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