eighth

[ eytth, eyth ]

/ eɪtθ, eɪθ /

adjective

next after the seventh.

being one of eight equal parts.

noun

an eighth part, especially of one (⅛).

the eighth member of a series.

Music. octave.

adverb

in the eighth place; eighthly.

Nearby words

eighteenth, eighteenth amendment, eightfold, eightfold path, eightfold way, eighth, eighth amendment, eighth commandment, eighth cranial nerve, eighth note, eighth rest

Origin of eighth

before 1000; Middle English eightethe, Old English eahtotha; cognate with Old High German ahtoda, Old Norse āttandi, Gothic ahtud-. See eight, -th²

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Examples from the Web for eighth

On his eighth try, more than three decades after he went in, the parole board finally voted to release Sam.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside|Justin Rohrlich|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Meryl Streep makes an eighth of what Justin Bieber does a year.
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She was a beanpole growing up, before gaining 30 pounds after getting her period in eighth grade.
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On the third circuit they make up just 17 percent of justices, and on the eighth circuit 18 percent.
Why Women Should Forget the White House|Keli Goff|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

His ultimate career goal is unchanged as he nears the end of the eighth grade and prepares to begin high school.
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Whereat, Lem Saulsbury took the pledge—for the eighth time that year.
Superwomen|Albert Payson Terhune
In the eighth place, the electors are balanced against the people in the choice of the President.
Congressional Government|Woodrow Wilson
Eighth—Dr. Manley, who attended him in his last sickness, and to whom Paine spoke his last words.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 5 (of 12)|Robert G. Ingersoll
We found the lake so surrounded by marshes that we could not get within an eighth of a mile of the waters.
The Religious Life of the Zui Child|(Mrs.) Tilly E. (Matilda Coxe Evans) Stevenson
For fear, then, you should fancy to burn the eighth, I'll wish you good-evening!
In the Days of My Youth|Amelia Ann Blandford Edwards

British Dictionary definitions for eighth

eighth

/ (eɪtθ) /

adjective

(usually prenominal)

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
(as noun)the eighth in line

noun

one of eight equal or nearly equal parts of an object, quantity, measurement, etc
(as modifier)an eighth part

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

another word for octave

adverb

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

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Word Origin and History for eighth

eighth

adj.

late 14c., eighthe, from Old English eahtoða; see eight + -th (1). Cf. Old High German ahtoda, Old Frisian achta, German achte, Gothic ahtuda.

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