eighty-three

1 of 3

adjective

: being one more than 82 in number

eighty-three years

see Table of Numbers

eighty-three

2 of 3

pronoun, plural in construction

"

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

eighty-three are here

eighty-three were found

eighty-three

3 of 3

noun

"

1

: three and 80

2

a

: 83 units or objects

a total of eighty-three

b

: a group or set of 83

3

: the numerable quantity symbolized by the arabic numerals 83

4

: the 83d in a set or series

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