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eighty-seventh
[ ey-tee-sev-uhnth ]
/ ˈeɪ tiˈsɛv ənθ /
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adjective
next after the eighty-sixth; being the ordinal number for 87.
being one of 87 equal parts.
noun
an eighty-seventh part, especially of one (1/87).
the eighty-seventh member of a series.
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Words nearby eighty-seventh
eighty-niner, eighty-ninth, eighty-one, eighty-second, eighty-seven, eighty-seventh, eighty-six, eighty-sixth, eighty-third, eighty-three, eighty-two
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