eighty-one
ˈeɪtiˌwʌn
Definition

Definition of eighty-one - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
mathematicscardinal number after eighty before eighty-two
  • She scored eighty-one in the test.
2.
numberage equal to eight decades plus one year
  • She celebrated her eighty-one yesterday.
elderly octogenarian

Adjective

numerical valuebeing one more than eighty
  • She celebrated her eighty-one years with joy.
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Origin of eighty-one

Old English, eahta (eight) + an (one)

Terms with eighty-one included in their meaning

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mathematics
the number following one hundred eighty-nine
fractional part
one of eighty-one equal parts of a whole
number
being one more than eighty-eight
fraction
one of eighty equal parts of a whole

Examples of eighty-one in a sentence

  • The book has eighty-one chapters.
  • My grandfather reached eighty-one last month.
  • Eighty-one is a milestone worth celebrating.
  • The eighty-one candles lit up the room.
  • He scored eighty-one points in the game.

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  1. French:81, quatre-vingt-un ans, ...
  2. German:einundachtzig, Einundachtzigjähriger, ...
  3. Italian:ottantuno, età di ottantuno anni, ...
  4. Spanish:ochenta y uno, ochenta y un, ...
  5. Portuguese:oitenta e um, 81 anos, ...
  6. Chinese:八十一, 八十一岁的, ...
  7. Japanese:八十一, 81の, ...
  8. Arabic:واحِد وَثَمانُون, عمر الواحد والثمانين, ...
  9. Hebrew:שְׁמוֹנִים וְאֶחָד, שְׁמוֹנִים וְאָחַד, ...
  10. Russian:восемьдесят один, ...
  11. Ukrainian:вісімдесят один, 81 рік, ...
  12. Hindi:इक्यासी, इक्यासीवां, ...

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