Eighties

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  • noun. the decade from 1980 to 1989.
  • noun. the time of life between 80 and 90.
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  • noun. Plural form of eighty.
  • noun. The decade of the 1880s, 1980s, etc.
  • noun. The decade of one's life from age 80 through age 89.
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  • noun. the decade from 1880 to 1889
  • noun. the decade from 1980 to 1989
  • noun. the time of life between 80 and 90
  • Word Usage
    "One reason so many good horror writer went to seed in the eighties is they kept trying to do and say the same thing in the same way."
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