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åttiotal

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Swedish

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Etymology

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åttio +‎ tal

Noun

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åttiotal n

  1. around eighty
    Ett åttiotal människor fick föras till sjukhus
    Around eighty people had to be taken to hospital
  2. (usually in the definite "åttiotalet") the 80s (especially the 1980s)

Usage notes

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The -tal suffix is only used for even tens in (sense 1).

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