eighty-eight

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eighty-eight

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  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.

noun eighty-eights

  1. slang A 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".

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num 88

Españolochenta y ocho
한국어여든여덟 yeodeunyeodeol, 팔십팔 palsip'pal
日本語八十八 hachijūhachi
中文八十八 bāshíbā
हिन्दीअट्ठासी aṭṭhāsī
Kiswahilithemanini na nane
Portuguêsoitenta e oito
Françaisquatre-vingt-huit, huitante-huit, octante-huit
Deutschachtundachtzig
Italianoottantotto
Ελληνικάογδόντα οκτώ ogdónta októ
Românăoptzeci și opt
Русскийво́семьдесят во́семь vósemʹdesjat vósemʹ
Tiếng Việttám mươi tám
العربيةثَمَانِيَة وَثَمَانُون ṯamāniya wa-ṯamānūn
עבריתשמונים־ושמונה šmoním və-šmoná

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@misc{eighty_eight_2026,
  title = {eighty-eight},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/eighty-eight},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}