1880s

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A decade from 1880 to 1889

noun

: década de 1880

Cycling's popularity in the 1880s and 1890s gave dress reformers new impetus to campaign for change in dress.
the late 1880s
the early 1880s
States in the 1880s

Examples

As Comeaux discovered, by the 1880s a nascent commercial crawfish industry had emerged in Louisiana.

Academic text (2013)
Yet as the new bicycle gained popularity among men in the late 1880s, women began to adopt it as well.

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But what happened after the 1880s is much less clear.

Academic text (1992)
Until the beginning of the 1880s, there were fierce Indian wars.

Academic text (2008)
Prior to the 1880s, the Choctaw had little contact with their white and black neighbors.

Academic text (1990)
During the 1880s, Peirce made a noticeable advancement in his understanding of Transcendentalism.

Academic text (2017)
The late 1880s were marked by significant advancements in technology and industry.
Many classic novels were published during the 1880s, influencing literature for decades.
Social reforms in the 1880s aimed to improve workers' rights across various industries.

Surface Forms

1880s singular

1880's singular

Morphology

1880s = 1880 + s

Form is transparently the numeral '1880' with a regular plural/decade marker '-s'; learners who recognise the year/number will readily infer 'the decade of 1880–1889'.

Etymology

1880S is the number 1880 with -s added to show a group of years, just like 1970s or '80s. So, 1880s means the 'ten years' from 1880 to 1889.