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figure eight
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noun
a figure or form composed of two loops formed by a continuous line crossing itself, as in the figure 8, especially as traced on ice in figure skating.
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QUIZ YOURSELF ON "IS" VS. "ARE"
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Question 1 of 7
IS and ARE are both forms of which verb?
Also called figure of eight.
Origin of figure eight
First recorded in 1595–1605
Words nearby figure eight
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