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EIGHTY-TWO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does eighty-two mean?
• EIGHTY-TWO (adjective)
The adjective EIGHTY-TWO has 1 sense:
1. being two more than eighty
Familiarity information: EIGHTY-TWO used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Being two more than eighty
Synonyms:
Similar:
cardinal (being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order)
Context examples
“Eighty-one; no—eighty-two, eh? no—eighty-three? Yes, eighty-three. Ten years ago. From some little port in Madagascar. I was trading.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
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