eighty-five

1 of 3

adjective

: being one more than 84 in number

eighty-five years

see Table of Numbers

eighty-five

2 of 3

pronoun, plural in construction

"

: 85 countable persons or things not specified but under consideration and being enumerated

eighty-five are here

eighty-five were found

eighty-five

3 of 3

noun

"

1

: five and 80 : five times 17

2

a

: 85 units or objects

a total of eighty-five

b

: a group or set of 85

3

: the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 85

4

: the 85th in a set or series

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