eighties

eighties
eighties 1827 as the years of someone's life between 80 and 89; 1833 as a decade of years in a given century; 1854 with reference to Fahrenheit temperature. See EIGHTY (Cf. eighty).

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  • eighties — n. the decade from 1980 to 1989. [WordNet 1.5] 2. the time of life between 80 and 90. Syn: mid eighties. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • eighties — ● eighties nom féminin pluriel (mot anglais) Familier. Les années 1980 : Les nouvelles modes des eighties …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • eighties — UK [ˈeɪtɪz] / US noun [plural] 1) the years from 1980 to 1989 The club went through a bad period in the eighties. eighties pop music 2) a temperature in the eighties is between 80 and 89 degrees fahrenheit It s going to be another scorcher… …   English dictionary

  • eighties — noun 1. the decade from 1880 to 1889 • Syn: ↑1880s • Hypernyms: ↑decade, ↑decennary, ↑decennium 2. the decade from 1980 to 1989 • Syn: ↑1980s …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Eighties Matchbox SOAD Tour Sampler — Infobox Album | Name = System of a Down Tour Sampler Type = Compilation Artist = The Eighties Matchbox B Line Disaster Released = 2005 Genre = Psychobilly Length = Label = No Death Producer = Reviews = Last album = The Royal Society (2004) This… …   Wikipedia

  • Eighties Coming Back — Infobox ESC entry song = flagicon|Estonia Eighties Coming Back caption = year = 2003 country = Estonia artist = Ruffus as = with = language = English languages = composer = Vaiko Eplik lyricist = Vaiko Eplik conductor = place = 21st points = 14… …   Wikipedia

  • eighties — noun a) The decade of the 1980s. b) The decade of the 1880s …   Wiktionary

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