eighties

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1. eighties - Noun

2. eighties - Adjective

Meaning

the decade from 1880 to 1889

the decade from 1980 to 1989

the time of life between 80 and 90

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80: octogesimal Supyire is said to have a base-80 system; it counts in twenties (with 5 and 10 as subbases) up to 80, then by eighties up to 400, and then by 400s (great scores). Source: Internet

As young sport writers at the Citizen newspaper in the early eighties, my best bud and colleague at the time, Geoff van Heerden, was no doubt the best boxing scribe in the country. Source: Internet

He continued to record songs in the early eighties, but his voice was a shade of its rich baritone past. Source: Internet

Apparently, white was unacceptable for the bride or any attendants to wear in the eighties, and with that, the use of white flowers in arrangements or bouquets would have been taboo. Source: Internet

In the eighties, Bernadette (who Charlotte lauds as having “amazing taste in fashion and interiors”) enjoyed a period working in buying for Ralph Lauren, before focusing on growing and developing Antwerp-based boutiques. Source: Internet

He continued producing new books into his seventies and eighties, at an average rate of nearly one a year. Source: Internet

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