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eighth grade

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The period in school that comes after seventh grade and before ninth grade.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

Topics: education

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 初二 (chū'èr) — period in school
  • Chinese Mandarin: 國二 /国二 (guó'èr) — period in school
  • Finnish: kahdeksas luokka — period in school
  • German: achte Klasse — period in school
  • Hungarian: nyolcadik osztály — period in school
  • Japanese: 中学二年生 (chūgaku ninensei) — period in school
  • Japanese: 中二 (chūni) — period in school
  • Portuguese: oitavo ano — period in school
  • Romanian: clasă a opta — period in school
  • Turkish: sekizinci sınıf — period in school