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eighty-five

American  
[ey-tee-fahyv] / ˈeɪ tiˈfaɪv /

noun

  1. a cardinal number, 80 plus 5.

  2. a symbol for this number, as 85 or LXXXV.

  3. a set of this many persons or things.

adjective

  1. amounting to 85 in number.

Example Sentences

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The eighty-five year-old woman was freed by Hamas two weeks later.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2025

The optimistic part is that he also predicted that science will continue to find ways to keep us healthy longer, so that more and more of those eighty-five years will be spent in good health.

From Salon • Aug. 20, 2022

“Seven hundred and eighty-five shares,” Pathak said, shaking his head.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2020

He charges two hundred and eighty-five dollars for an hour-long phone call.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 14, 2019

I only got eighty-five, and I read the whole thing.

From "The Pigman" by Paul Zindel

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