eighty-fifth

[ ey-tee-fifth ]

adjective

1. next after the eighty-fourth; being the ordinal number for 85.
2. being one of 85 equal parts.

noun

1. an eighty-fifth part, especially of one (1/85).
2. the eighty-fifth member of a series.

Example Sentences

The Eighty-Fifth are ordered to Ireland, and of course my husband will wish me to go with him.'

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He died in 1660 in his armchair, as the Fathers of the Mission were saying matins, having reached his eighty-fifth year.

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This generous and kind-hearted man died in 1874, when he had almost completed his eighty-fifth year.

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He lingered for some time, but at length expired on the 30th of May, 1778, in his eighty-fifth year.

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"I want him to start his eighty-fifth year absolutely clear of debt," I said to Zulime.

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