eighty-second

[ ey-tee-sek-uhnd ]

/ ˈeɪ tiˈsɛk ənd /

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adjective

next after the eighty-first; being the ordinal number for 82.

being one of 82 equal parts.

noun

an eighty-second part, especially of one (1/82).

the eighty-second member of a series.

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Words nearby eighty-second

eighty-fourth, eighty-nine, eighty-niner, eighty-ninth, eighty-one, eighty-second, eighty-seven, eighty-seventh, eighty-six, eighty-sixth, eighty-third

How to use eighty-second in a sentence

He died at Chantilly in his eighty-second year during the absence of both his son and his daughter, and was buried at Saint-Denis.
Chantilly in History and Art|Louise M. Richter
He died the 6th of April, 1800, in the eighty-second year of his age.
Historical Description of Westminster Abbey|Anonymous
When he went blind, in his eighty-second year, he starved himself.
The Tour|Louis Couperus
The evening's entertainments concluded with "Mother Goose," for the eighty-eighth time, not the eighty-second.
Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi|Joseph Grimaldi

He is still living on a farm near Galesburg, Illinois, and is in the eighty-second year of his age.
McClure's Magazine, Volume VI, No. 3. February 1896|Various