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'80s

'80s is the alternative spelling of 80s.

Meaning of 80s

Noun

80s pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The decade of the 1980s.
    • It was cocaine. I snorted Blow a couple of times. It was the perfect 80s drug after all.2014, Laura Di Battista, If It Bleeds It leads, page 125
    Synonyms:
    1980s, eighties
  2. (plural, plural-only) A range of the numbers eighty (80) to eighty-nine (89).
    • Many of his friends are joining a burgeoning international community of elderweds, or those who marry in their 60s, 70s or even 80s.2002 January 8, Cheong Suk-Wai, “Faith in a new tomorrow”, in The Straits Times

Questions about '80s

What is '80s the alternative spelling of?
'80s is the alternative spelling of 80s.

Words near '80s in the dictionary

  1. '50s
  2. '50s progression
  3. '50s progressions
  4. '60s
  5. '70s
  6. '80s
  7. '90s
  8. 'a
  9. 'a'
  10. 'a'a
  11. 'a'ā

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