English

Numeral

eighty-third

1. (ordinal) The ordinal form of the number eighty-three, describing a person or thing in position number 83 of a sequence.

   The answer appears on the eighty-third page of the book.

   She finished eighty-third in the race.

Usage notes

English ordinal numbers may function as either an adjective or as a noun, and almost never appear in the plural.

Abbreviations

• 83rd, 83^rd

Noun

eighty-third ‎(plural eighty-thirds)

1. (fractional) One of eighty-three equal parts of a whole.

   An eighty-third of 1660 is 20.