eighty-eight

numeral

Number between eighty-seven and eighty-nine; decimal 88

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Meanings

numeral
  1. Number between eighty-seven and eighty-nine; decimal 88
  2. An abbreviation for 'Hugs and kisses' in amateur radio. Used especially in Morse code.
nouneighty-eight (plural eighty-eights)

plural eighty-eights

  1. slangA piano (from the number of keys)
  2. A butterfly of the genera Callicore, Perisama, or Diaethria, some of which have a pattern on their wings similar to the digits "88".

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivebeing eight more than eighty

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Afrikaans agt en tagtig
  • agt en tagtig88
Arabic ثَمَانِيَة وَثَمَانُون
  • ثَمَانِيَة وَثَمَانُون (ṯamāniya wa-ṯamānūn)88
Basque laurogeita zortzi
  • laurogeita zortzi88
Bengali আটাশি
  • আটাশি (aṭaśi)88
Catalan vuitanta-vuit, huitanta-huit
  • vuitanta-vuit88
  • huitanta-huit88
Chinese Mandarin 八十八
  • 八十八 (bāshíbā)88
Danish otteogfirs
  • otteogfirs88
Dutch achtentachtig
  • achtentachtig88
Esperanto okdek ok
  • okdek ok88
Finnish kahdeksankymmentäkahdeksan
  • kahdeksankymmentäkahdeksan88
French quatre-vingt-huit, huitante-huit
  • quatre-vingt-huit88
  • huitante-huit88
  • octante-huit88
German achtundachtzig
  • achtundachtzig88
Greek ογδόντα οκτώ
  • ογδόντα οκτώ (ogdónta októ)88
Hebrew שמונים־ושמונה
  • שמונים־ושמונה (šmoním və-šmoná)88
Hindi अट्ठासी
  • अट्ठासी (aṭṭhāsī)88
Hungarian nyolcvannyolc
  • nyolcvannyolc88
Italian ottantotto
  • ottantotto88
Japanese 八十八
  • 八十八 (hachijūhachi)88
Korean 여든여덟, 팔십팔
  • 여든여덟 (yeodeunyeodeol)88
  • 팔십팔 (palsip'pal)88
Latin duedenonaginta, duodēnōnāgintā
  • duedenonaginta88
  • duodēnōnāgintā88
Malay lapan puluh lapan
  • lapan puluh lapan88
Norwegian åttiåtte
  • åttiåtte88
Polish osiemdziesiąt osiem
  • osiemdziesiąt osiem88
Portuguese oitenta e oito
  • oitenta e oito88
Punjabi ਅਠਾਸੀ
  • ਅਠਾਸੀ (aṭhāsī)88
Romanian optzeci și opt
  • optzeci și opt88
Russian во́семьдесят во́семь
  • во́семьдесят во́семь (vósemʹdesjat vósemʹ)88
Spanish ochenta y ocho
  • ochenta y ocho88
Swahili themanini na nane
  • themanini na nane88
Tagalog walumpu't walo
  • walumpu't walo88
Turkish seksen sekiz
  • seksen sekiz88
Ukrainian вісімдеся́т ві́сім
  • вісімдеся́т ві́сім (visimdesját vísim)88
Urdu اٹھاسی
  • اٹھاسی (aṭṭhāsī)88
Vietnamese tám mươi tám
  • tám mươi tám88
Welsh wyth deg wyth, wyth a phedwar ugain
  • wyth deg wyth88
  • wyth a phedwar ugain88
Cite this entry
APA

eighty-eight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eighty-eight

MLA

“eighty-eight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eighty-eight. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eighty-eight,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eighty-eight.

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