adj
Meaning 1
The ordinal form of the number eight.
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Usage: not-comparable
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adj
The ordinal form of the number eight.
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Usage: not-comparable
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noun
The person or thing in the eighth position.
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noun
One of eight equal parts of a whole.
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noun
An eighth of an ounce, or approximately 3.5 grams, of marijuana or other drugs.
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noun
An interval by doubling in pitch frequency.
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verb
To divide by eight.
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Usage: transitive
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adjective satellite
coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position
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Synonyms: 8th
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noun
one part in eight equal parts
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Synonyms: one-eighth
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Broader terms: common fraction, simple fraction
noun
position eight in a countable series of things
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Broader terms: rank
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Indo-European *oḱtowós Proto-Germanic *ahtudô Proto-West Germanic *ahtudō Old English eahtoþa Middle English eightethe English eighth Inherited from Middle English eightethe, from Old English eahtoþa, from Proto-Germanic *ahtudô; equivalent to eight + -th (ordinal suffix).
Across languages
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