eighty-third

[ ey-tee-thurd ]

/ ˈeɪ tiˈθɜrd /

adjective

next after the eighty-second; being the ordinal number for 83.

being one of 83 equal parts.

noun

an eighty-third part, especially of one (1/83).

the eighty-third member of a series.

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weal

well-being, prosperity, or happiness.

the intervening time.

a somewhat prolonged, sharp, shrill cry, as of pain, fear, or surprise.

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Words nearby eighty-third

eighty-second, eighty-seven, eighty-seventh, eighty-six, eighty-sixth, eighty-third, eighty-three, eighty-two, eijkman, eikenella corrodens, eikon

Example sentences from the Web for eighty-third

I examined all my hives on the eighty-third day, and on the ninetieth day I found four swarms dead.
A Manual or an Easy Method of Managing Bees|John M. Weeks
I am going to make you a present of it on your eighty-third birthday.
Daddy Long-Legs|Jean Webster
On the 25th the eighty-third parallel of latitude was recrossed.
The Great Frozen Sea|Albert Hastings Markham
He fell asleep on the twelfth of July, 1828, in the eighty-third year of his age.
Memorials of the Independent Churches in Northamptonshire|Thomas Coleman

He continued to preach until he had reached his eighty-third year.
The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII)|John Greenleaf Whittier

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