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eighth

13 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. eighth
  2. eighth note
  3. eighth pole
  4. eighth rest
  5. eighty-eighth
  6. fifty-eighth
  7. five-eighth
  8. forty-eighth
  9. ninety-eighth
  10. seventy-eighth
  11. sixty-eighth
  12. thirty-eighth
  13. twenty-eighth

eighth

noun \ˈātth, ˈāth\

: number eight in a series

: one of eight equal parts of something

plural eighths \ˈāt(th)s, ˈāths\

Full Definition of EIGHTH

1
:  one that is number eight in a series — see number table
2
:  octave
— eighth adjective or adverb
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Examples of EIGHTH

  1. one eighth of the pie
  2. An eighth of a pound is two ounces.

First Known Use of EIGHTH

1557

Other Number-Related Terms

jubilee, myriad, quarantine, score, twain

Rhymes with EIGHTH

faith, saithe, scathe, wraith

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