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eight·i·eth I. \ˈād.]ēə̇th, ˈāt], ]iə̇th\ adjective Etymology: Middle English eightetithe, eightithe, adjective & noun, from Old English hundeahtatigotha, from hundeahtatig eighty + -otha -tha -th — more at eighty 1. : being number 80 in a countable series < the eightieth day > — see number table 2. : being one of 80 equal parts into which something is divisible < an eightieth share of the money > II. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English eightetithe, eīghtithe 1. : number 80 in a countable series 2. : the quotient of a unit divided by 80 : one of 80 equal parts of something < one eightieth of the total > |