lxxx
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Definition
Adjective:
- Being ten more than seventy: This is a numerical adjective describing the quantity that is exactly ten units greater than seventy. It represents the number 80.
Noun:
- The cardinal number that is the product of ten and eight: This is the word for the number 80 itself, representing a specific count or quantity.
Usage
Adjective:
- The manuscript is believed to be lxxx years old. (The manuscript is believed to be eighty years old.)
- He scored lxxx points in the final game. (He scored eighty points in the final game.)
Noun:
- The answer to the equation is lxxx. (The answer to the equation is eighty.)
- A group of lxxx attended the lecture. (A group of eighty attended the lecture.)
Advanced Usage
- In formal or historical contexts: The form "lxxx" is a Roman numeral. It is often used in formal documents, historical dating, clock faces, book prefaces, and to denote monarchs or popes.
- Chapter LXXX of the book discusses ancient philosophy. (Chapter 80 of the book discusses ancient philosophy.)
- Pope John Paul II reigned for almost LXXX years of his life. (This is stylized; it means he reigned for almost 80 years of his life.)
Variants and Related Words
- Eighty: The standard modern English word for the number 80. This is the common, non-numeral form.
- She celebrated her eightieth (80th) birthday.
- Fourscore: An archaic term meaning eighty, famously used in Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address ("fourscore and seven years ago").
- Fourscore years is a long lifetime.
Synonyms
- 80: The Arabic numeral representation.
- Fourscore: (Archaic) Eighty.
Notes on Meaning
- Numerical Value: The primary meaning of "lxxx" is strictly numerical, representing the integer 80. It does not have figurative meanings.
- Context Dependence: Its use is almost entirely dependent on contexts requiring numbers, such as mathematics, age, quantity, or historical/formal numbering systems.
Adjective
- being ten more than seventy
Noun
- the cardinal number that is the product of ten and eight