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eighty-six

eighty-six

16 1.0
A number that is six more than eighty
  • adjective
  • /ˈeɪti sɪks/
: ochenta y seis
  • Megan Augusta Turner is now eighty-six years old and lives in a nursing home in the Bronx.
  • eighty-six percent
  • eighty-six hundred
  • eighty-six students

Examples

  • As we braked at the four-way, the bank thermometer showed eighty-six degrees.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • In Croatia on July 21st, 2008, Dinko Sakic died at the age of eighty-six.

  • I think Japan is ninety-five percent, but Germany is not far behind with eighty-six percent.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Eighty-six hundred of these are teachers, 50% of whom have master's degrees or beyond.

    Academic text (1990)
  • To the best of Cady's knowledge, her eighty-six-year-old aunt had swum almost every day of her adult life.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • After the war, the eighty-six-year-old Hamsun was considered a traitor and was prosecuted before the High Court.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Eighty-six percent of respondents indicated that CDC/NIH guidelines were used in the development of policies.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Eighty-six introductory psychology students at Ohio University participated to satisfy a course requirement.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Twenty-four of twenty-eight incumbents (eighty-six percent) seeking reelection retained their seats.

    Academic text (2004)
  • You have eighty-one titles; eighty-six is the record held by a woman.

Synonyms

86
vseighty-six
165 1.0

A number equal to eighty-six

is the same value but written in words instead of digits

Surface Forms

eighty-six positive

Morphology

eighty-six = eighty + six (transparent) = eighty + six

A direct numeral compound formed by combining 'eighty' and 'six'; the numeric meaning is fully derivable.

Etymology

Eighty-six is simply the number made by joining eighty ('80') and six ('6'), so it literally means 'eighty plus six'.