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eighty-five
[ ey-tee-fahyv ]
/ ˈeɪ tiˈfaɪv /
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noun
a cardinal number, 80 plus 5.
a symbol for this number, as 85 or LXXXV.
a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
amounting to 85 in number.
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