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eighty-five

American  
[ey-tee-fahyv] / ˈeɪ tiˈfaɪv /

noun

  1. a cardinal number, 80 plus 5.

  2. a symbol for this number, as 85 or LXXXV.

  3. a set of this many persons or things.

adjective

  1. amounting to 85 in number.

Example Sentences

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The eighty-five year-old woman was freed by Hamas two weeks later.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2025

People eighty-five and older are "the fastest growing segment of the US population."

From Salon • Jul. 23, 2023

“Seven hundred and eighty-five shares,” Pathak said, shaking his head.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2020

Twenty-six miles and three hundred and eighty-five yards is a brutal test, and it hurts everyone who runs it—even those with prodigious talent.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 12, 2019

Route takes him ’bout eighty-five miles on roads you can hardly git by on in winter.

From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

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