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eighth
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11 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. eighth
  2. three-eighths blood
  3. eighty-eighth
  4. fifty-eighth
  5. five-eighth
  6. forty-eighth
  7. ninety-eighth
  8. seventy-eighth
  9. sixty-eighth
  10. thirty-eighth
  11. twenty-eighth

eighth

noun \ˈātth, ˈāth\
plural eighths \ˈāt(th)s, ˈāths\

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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