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80th

80th

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In the eightieth place in a list
  • adjective
  • /ˈeɪtiˌθ/
translation icon : octogésimo
  • In 2006, I was invited by B.B. King to create his 80th birthday commemorative work of art.
  • 80th birthday
  • 80th percentile
  • 80th-percentile scores

Examples

  • This year marks the 80th anniversary of our town's founding.

  • And it's going to be ready shortly before your 80th birthday.

    First Comes Love (2013)

  • Last week... ...I had my 80th birthday.

    Friendly Persuasion (1956)

  • Yes, it's my 80th birthday.

    Harold and Maude (1971)

  • I'm working on your 80th birthday present.

    First Comes Love (2013)

  • I have already done an 80th birthday, a Deb ball, and a 21st birthday party.

    Blog text (25)

  • - Hey y'all, it's Mr. Dugan's 80th birthday today.

    Accidental Texan (2024)

  • Next year, the pageant, July 7-Aug. 31, will also be celebrating its 80th anniversary.

    Blog text (17)

  • Thirty-six historical societies in central and northern Vermont are marking Cabot's 80th birthday with special museum exhibits, summer socials, and a variety of heritage-related events all weekend.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • My grandmother is excited to celebrate her 80th birthday with all her family.

Synonyms

eightieth
vs80th
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The position that is number eighty in a series

is the same ordinal but shown with digits rather than words

Surface Forms

80th positive

Morphology

80th = 80 (transparent) = 80 + th

Regular ordinal formation from the cardinal number '80' using the productive ordinal suffix '-th', so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

The word 80th is the number eighty with the ending -th, a small marker that means 'in order' or 'position', like in first or second. So 80th simply means 'in position number eighty'.