noun
Meaning 1
A group of eight persons or things.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
eightsome
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/ˈeɪtsəm/
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rhymes with -eɪtsəm
noun
Meaning 2
a Scottish reel for eight dancers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: reel, Scottish reel
noun
Meaning 3
eight people considered as a unit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: octet, octette
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gathering, assemblage
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Germanic *ahtōu Proto-West Germanic *ahtō Old English eahta Middle English eighte English eight English -some English eightsome From eight + -some.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: achttal — group of eight
- Finnish: kahdeksikko — group of eight
- Russian: во́сьмеро (vósʹmero) — group of eight
- Russian: восьмёрка (vosʹmjórka) — group of eight
- Spanish: octeto — group of eight