eighties

eight·y  (t)

n. pl. eight·ies

1. The cardinal number equal to 8 × 10.

2. eighties

a. A decade or the numbers from 80 to 89: They were still active in their eighties. Before noon, the temperature shot into the eighties.

b. often Eighties The decade from 80 to 89 in a century.

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[Middle English eighti, from Old English eahtatig; see okt(u) in Indo-European roots.]

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eighty adj. & pron.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	eighties - the decade from 1880 to 1889 1880s decade, decennary, decennium - a period of 10 years
	2.	eighties - the decade from 1980 to 1989 1980s decade, decennary, decennium - a period of 10 years
	3.	eighties - the time of life between 80 and 90 mid-eighties time of life - a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state eld, geezerhood, old age, years, age - a late time of life; "old age is not for sissies"; "he's showing his years"; "age hasn't slowed him down at all"; "a beard white with eld"; "on the brink of geezerhood"