Outrageously Funny Word Dictionary :: Eighty

👉 The term "eighty-eight" is a Greek numeral representing the number seventy-two. It originated in ancient Greece and is often used for counting or measuring from 197 through 203, depending on which century it's being used in. In Christianity, the term was often associated with the divine figure, Jesus Christ, as it referred to the two-thousand years between his birth and resurrection.

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👉 In English, "eightyfold" is used to describe a very great or substantial number. For example, in a conversation about the population of the United States, if someone says, "He has 80% of the population," it means that he represents a significant portion of the total population.

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👉 The term "eighty" is a unit of measurement used in many contexts, including accounting and financial management. It is often used to represent numbers that are very large or very small compared to other units of measurement. In accounting, for example, an eighty-dollar bill (which represents $80) could be used to represent any amount larger than $1 dollar but smaller than $100,000 dollars or anything equal to $1 million dollars. It is a common unit

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