Etymology

eighty-sixth

Today it means: The ordinal form of the number eighty-six, describing a person or thing in position number 86 of a sequence. Full definition →

English eighty-six
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  1. Englisheighty
  2. Englishsix
  3. Englisheighty-six
  4. English todayeighty-sixth

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

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