eighty-fourth

adj, noun — 2 senses

eighty-fourth

adj

UK /ˌeɪti ˈfɔːθ/ · US /ˌeɪti ˈfɔɹθ/

Etymology From eighty-four + -th (ordinal suffix).

1

The ordinal form of the number eighty-four, describing a person or thing in position number 84 of a sequence.

  • The answer appears on the eighty-fourth page of the book.
  • She finished eighty-fourth in the race.
Synonyms
84th

eighty-fourth

noun

Etymology From eighty-four + -th (ordinal suffix).

1

One of eighty-four equal parts of a whole.

  • An eighty-fourth of 1680 is 20.

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