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1880s

1880s noun: the decade from 1880 to 1889.

Noun

1880s pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The decade from 1880 to 1889.
    • Copeland, like most slaves, is woefully underdocumented; we know that she somehow became literate, migrated to New York in the 1880s and found a job in domestic service.2009 March 8, Baz Dreisinger, “A Transracial Man”, in The New York Times
    • […] the Jack the Ripper murders in Whitechapel, during which prostitutes in the poor areas of 1880s and 1890s London became the victims of an infamous string of throat slittings.2011, Paula Leverage, Theory of Mind and Literature, page 94

Questions about 1880s

What does 1880s mean?
1880s means the decade from 1880 to 1889.
What part of speech is 1880s?
1880s is a noun.

Words near 1880s in the dictionary

  1. 1860s
  2. 18650
  3. 18650s
  4. 187
  5. 1870s
  6. 1880s
  7. 1890s
  8. 18C
  9. 18mo
  10. 18mos
  11. 18s

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