mideighties

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noun

The middle years of the 1980s.

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Meanings

nounmideighties pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyThe middle years of the 1980s.

    Jerry started his career as a sportswriter in the late sixties, held titles like editor and publisher for various print publications during the seventies, was promoted to vice president of Moody Publishing in the mideighties[…]

    2013, Amanda Jenkins, Confessions of a Raging Perfectionist, page 14

Origin

From mid- + eighties.

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APA

mideighties. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mideighties

MLA

“mideighties.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mideighties. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mideighties,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mideighties.

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