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eighty-seven

American  
[ey-tee-sev-uhn] / ˈeɪ tiˈsɛv ən /

noun

  1. a cardinal number, 80 plus 7.

  2. a symbol for this number, as 87 or LXXXVII.

  3. a set of this many persons or things.

adjective

  1. amounting to 87 in number.

eighty-seven British  

noun

  1. cricket a score traditionally regarded as being unlucky

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Etymology

Origin of eighty-seven

possibly because 13 less than a century

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