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eighty-eights

eighty-eights is the plural of eighty-eight.

Meaning of eighty-eight

Noun

eighty-eight (plural eighty-eights)

  1. (slang) A piano (from the number of keys)
  2. A butterfly of the genera Callicore, Perisama, or Diaethria, some of which have a pattern on their wings similar to the digits "88".

See all 4 meanings of eighty-eight

Questions about eighty-eights

What is eighty-eights the plural of?
Eighty-eights is the plural of eighty-eight.

Words near eighty-eights in the dictionary

  1. Eighty Years' War
  2. eighty-'leven
  3. eighty-eight
  4. eighty-eighth
  5. eighty-eighths
  6. eighty-eights
  7. eighty-eleven
  8. eighty-fifth
  9. eighty-fifths
  10. eighty-first
  11. eighty-firsts

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