Meaning
The number 80, eight tens.
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Word origin
From Old English hundeahtatig, eight tens, later shortened to eahtatig.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- hundeahtatig
- English cognates
- eight, eighteen
Examples
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My grandfather is still working at 80.
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The house is about 80 years old.
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The coat was 80 pounds in the sale.
eighties.
I love music from the years 1980 to 1989.
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eighty: worksheet, infographic and listicle
Free printable study downloads for the English word "eighty" (The number 80, eight tens.): a worksheet with the answer key built in, an infographic, and a sentence listicle. Open any one to view, print or save.
This word is taught in chapter 1, lesson 16: Number house three: twenty to a hundred.