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eighty-seventh

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

The ordinal form of the number eighty-seven, describing a person or thing in position number 87 of a sequence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The answer appears on the eighty-seventh page of the book.
  • She finished eighty-seventh in the race.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One of eighty-seven equal parts of a whole.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • An eighty-seventh of 1740 is 20.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From eighty-seven + -th (ordinal suffix).

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: sewe-en-tagtigste — ordinal form of eighty-seven
  • Belarusian: во́семдзесят сёмы (vósjemdzjesjat sjómy) — ordinal form of eighty-seven
  • Catalan: vuitanta-setè — ordinal form of eighty-seven
  • Dutch: zevenentachtigste — ordinal form of eighty-seven
  • Esperanto: okdek-sepa — ordinal form of eighty-seven
  • Finnish: kahdeksaskymmenesseitsemäs — ordinal form of eighty-seven
  • French: quatre-vingt-septième — ordinal form of eighty-seven
  • Georgian: ოთხმოცდამეშვიდე (otxmocdamešvide) — ordinal form of eighty-seven
  • German: siebenundachtzigste — ordinal form of eighty-seven
  • Hindi: सत्तासीवाँ (sattāsīvā̃) — ordinal form of eighty-seven
  • Hungarian: nyolcvanhetedik — ordinal form of eighty-seven
  • Italian: ottantasettesimo — ordinal form of eighty-seven
  • Malayalam: എൺപത്തേഴാം (eṇpattēḻāṁ) — ordinal form of eighty-seven
  • Malayalam: എൺപത്തിയേഴാം (eṇpattiyēḻāṁ) — ordinal form of eighty-seven
  • Manchu: ᠵᠠᡴᡡᠨᠵᡠ ᠨᠠᡩᠠᠴᡳ (jakūnju nadaci) — ordinal form of eighty-seven
  • Polish: osiemdziesiąty siódmy — ordinal form of eighty-seven
  • Russian: во́семьдесят седьмо́й (vósemʹdesjat sedʹmój) — ordinal form of eighty-seven
  • Spanish: octogésimo séptimo — ordinal form of eighty-seven
  • Swedish: åttiosjunde — ordinal form of eighty-seven
  • Ukrainian: вісімдеся́т сьо́мий (visimdesját sʹómyj) — ordinal form of eighty-seven
  • Catalan: vuitanta-setè — one of 87 equal parts
  • Finnish: kahdeksaskymmenesseitsemäsosa — one of 87 equal parts
  • French: quatre-vingt-septième — one of 87 equal parts
  • Hindi: सत्तासीवाँ (sattāsīvā̃) — one of 87 equal parts
  • Italian: ottantasettesimo — one of 87 equal parts