eighty-second
[ ey-tee-sek-uh nd ]
/ 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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