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Swedish
Etymology
åttio + tal
Noun
åttiotal n
- around eighty
Ett åttiotal människor fick föras till sjukhus- Around eighty people had to be taken to hospital
- (usually in the definite "åttiotalet") the 80s (especially the 1980s)
Usage notes
The -tal suffix is only used for even tens in (sense 1).
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