Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mideighties

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mideight-ies
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The middle years of the 1980s.

Example Sentences

"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[…]"

Etymology

From mid- + eighties.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mid

Questions

What does mideighties mean?: The middle years of the 1980s.
Where does mideighties come from?: From mid- + eighties.

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