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1980's

1980's is the alternative form of 1980s.

Meaning of 1980s

Noun

1980s pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The decade beginning in 1980 and ending in 1989.
    • On the Alxa Plateau of Inner Mongolia, Gaxun Nur Lake (262 km²) dried in the 1970s and the Sogo Nur Lake in the 1980s.2008, Robert Jellison, William D. Williams, Brian Timms, Javier Alcocer, Nikolay V. Aladin, “Salt lakes: values, threats and future”, in Nicholas V. C. Polunin, editor, Aquatic Ecosystems: Trends and...
    Synonyms:
    '80s, 80s, eighties

Questions about 1980's

What is 1980's the alternative form of?
1980's is the alternative form of 1980s.

Words near 1980's in the dictionary

  1. 1960's
  2. 1960s
  3. 1970's
  4. 1970s
  5. 1980
  6. 1980's
  7. 1980s
  8. 1984
  9. 1984-esque
  10. 1984-ish
  11. 1984esque

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