eighth

[eytth, eyth]

adjective

1. next after the seventh.

2. being one of eight equal parts.

noun

1. an eighth part, especially of one (⅛).

2. the eighth member of a series.

3. Music.,  octave.

adverb

1. in the eighth place; eighthly.

eighth

/ eɪtθ /

adjective

1. (usually prenominal)

   1. coming after the seventh and before the ninth in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc; being the ordinal number of eight: often written 8th

   2. ( as noun )

      the eighth in line

noun

1. 1. one of eight equal or nearly equal parts of an object, quantity, measurement, etc

   2. ( as modifier )

      an eighth part

2. the fraction equal to one divided by eight ( 1/ 8 )

3. another word for octave

adverb

1. Also: eighthly. after the seventh person, position, event, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of eighth¹

before 1000; Middle English eightethe, Old English eahtotha; cognate with Old High German ahtoda, Old Norse āttandi, Gothic ahtud-. See eight, -th ²

Example Sentences

Felix's prediction: These two sides are going to level out and end up quite close to each other in the table by the end of the season, in eighth or ninth or something like that.

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The reading is in line with an official survey released Sunday, which showed factory activity contracted for the eighth consecutive month.

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Angel has worked in the fields since the eighth grade, after his mom bought him a Social Security card and an identification card for $150.

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China’s official factory gauge edged up on stronger production and demand in November, but remained in contraction for an eighth straight month.

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China's factory activity shrank for an eighth straight month in November, official data showed Sunday, suggesting the world's second-largest economy remains subdued despite a trade truce with the United States.

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