lxxxv

Thân thiện

An elderly woman celebrates her lxxxv birthday with family.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Being five more than eighty; denoting the number 85.

Usage

• Adjective: Used exclusively as a Roman numeral to represent the cardinal number eighty-five. It is typically found in formal, historical, or stylistic contexts, such as in outlines, clock faces, book prefaces, or monarch names.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The inscription was dated lxxxv A.D.
  • Chapter lxxxv of the manuscript is the longest.
  • He is the LXXXV king in that dynasty's lineage.

Advanced Usage

• Stylistic Formality: The numeral lxxxv is often used to convey a classical, traditional, or formal tone. In modern, everyday contexts, the Arabic numerals "85" are almost always preferred.
• Sequential Labeling: Commonly used for numbering volumes, chapters, acts in plays, or items in long lists (e.g., lxxxv ).

Variants and Related Words

• 85: The standard Arabic numeral equivalent.
• Eighty-five: The word form of the number.
• LXXXV: The same numeral in uppercase form. The case (upper or lower) is often a matter of stylistic choice.
• Roman Numerals: The broader system of numeric representation using letters (I, V, X, L, C, D, M) from which lxxxv is derived.

Synonyms

• Eighty-five: The direct synonym in word form.
• 85: The direct synonym in Arabic numeral form.

Notes on Meaning

• Exclusive Numerical Meaning: The word lxxxv has only one meaning: it is a numeral representing the quantity 85. It does not have other definitions, idioms, or phrasal verbs associated with it, as it is not a standard lexical word but a numeral in a specific notation system.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. being five more than eighty

Từ đồng nghĩa

• eighty-five
• 85