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Webster 1913 Edition


Eighty

Eight′y

,
Adj.
[AS.
eahtatig
, where the ending
-tig
is akin to English
ten
; cf. G.
achtzig
. See
Eight
, and
Ten
.]
Eight times ten; fourscore.

Eight′y

,
Noun.
1.
The sum of eight times ten; eighty units or objects.
2.
A symbol representing eighty units, or ten eight times repeated, as 80 or lxxx.

Webster 1828 Edition


Eighty

EIGHTY

,
Adj.
'aty. Eight times ten; four score.