eighty-first

[ ey-tee-furst ]

/ ˈeɪ tiˈfɜrst /

adjective

next after the eightieth; being the ordinal number for 81.

being one of 81 equal parts.

noun

an eighty-first part, especially of one (1/81).

the eighty-first member of a series.

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DO YOU KNOW THIS VOCABULARY FROM "THE HANDMAID'S TALE"?

"The Handmaid's Tale" was required reading for many of us in school. Everyone else has probably watched the very popular and addictive TV show. Do you remember this vocabulary from the book, and do you know what these terms mean?

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decorum

the act of or need for making up one's mind.

dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.

a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.

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Words nearby eighty-first

eightvo, eighty, eighty-eight, eighty-eighth, eighty-fifth, eighty-first, eighty-five, eighty-four, eighty-fourth, eighty-nine, eighty-niner

Example sentences from the Web for eighty-first

He died the 4th of February, 1679, in the eighty-first year of his age.
Notes and Queries, Number 189, June 11, 1853|Various
Dr. Mead died on February 16, 1754, in his eighty-first year.
A Book about Doctors|John Cordy Jeaffreson
He died in 1608, in the eighty-first year of his age, and was buried at Mortlake.
Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions|Charles Mackay
Report then at 60 West Eighty-first Street this afternoon, at four.
The Place Beyond the Winds|Harriet T. Comstock

In this place he died August 29, 1799, in the eighty-first year of his age.
The War Upon Religion|Rev. Francis A. Cunningham

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