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80's

80's is the alternative form 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 80's

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

Words near 80's in the dictionary

  1. 8-track
  2. 8-tracks
  3. 8.3
  4. 8.3 filename
  5. 8.3 filenames
  6. 80's
  7. 80-20 rule
  8. 80-gon
  9. 80-gons
  10. 800
  11. 800 meters

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