eighty-fourth
Americanadjective
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next after the eighty-third; being the ordinal number for 84.
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being one of 84 equal parts.
noun
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an eighty-fourth part, especially of one (1/84).
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the eighty-fourth member of a series.
Example Sentences
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In his eighty-fourth year, Ringo handles the vocals with impressive skill, modulating his drawl for maximum effect.
From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2025
This past December, as what would have been my mother’s eighty-fourth birthday approached, I kept dreaming of death.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 11, 2020
This devastating and largely correct physical analysis was written in Wallace’s eighty-fourth year.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
"As a prisoner of war, sir, according to the eighty-fourth article of the Code Militaire, the offence must be tried by a court-martial, one-half of whose members shall have the same rank as the accused."
From The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) by Lever, Charles James
Since leaving the eighty-fourth parallel, without noticeable movement, we had been carried astray by the ocean drift.
From My Attainment of the Pole by Cook, Frederick A.
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