Definitions for Eighth
eɪtθ, eɪθeighth

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. eighthnoun

   position eight in a countable series of things

2. one-eighth, eighthadjective

   one part in eight equal parts

3. eighth, 8thadjective

   coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. eighthnoun

   (eighth ones is used for the plural) The person or thing in the eighth position.

2. eighthnoun

   One of eight equal parts of a whole.

3. eighthnoun

   An "eighth" of an ounce equalling approximately 3.5 grams in marijuana or other drugs.

4. eighthadjective

   The ordinal form of the number eight.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Eighthadjective

   Next in order to the seventh; the ordinal of eight.

   Etymology: from eight.

   Another yet? —— A seventh! I’ll see no more;
   And yet the eighth appears! William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   In the eighth month should be the reign of Saturn. Francis Bacon.

   I stay reluctant seven continu’d years,
   And water her ambrosial couch with tears;
   The eighth, she voluntary moves to part,
   Or urg’d by Jove, or her own changeful heart. Alexander Pope, Odyss.

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1. Eighth

   Eighth is ordinal form of the number eight.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Eighthadjective

   next in order after the seventh

2. Eighthadjective

   consisting of one of eight equal divisions of a thing

3. Eighthnoun

   the quotient of a unit divided by eight; one of eight equal parts; an eighth part

4. Eighthnoun

   the interval of an octave

5. Etymology: [AS. eahtoa.]

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British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Eighth' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3065

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How to pronounce Eighth?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Eighth in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Eighth in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Eighth in a Sentence

1. Chief Hayden:

   This is our eighth officer shot in the line of duty, trying to do the job, that's all they're trying to do, and they're, they're suffering under gunfire.

2. Jennifer Bonjean:

   Mr. Kelly was placed on suicide watch for purely punitive reasons in violation of his Eighth Amendment rights, mDC has a policy of placing high profile individuals under the harsh conditions of suicide watch whether they are suicidal or not. MDC Brooklyn is being run like a gulag.

3. Zach Braff:

   There's tons of secrecy surrounding this eighth and final season of HBO's hit show and Zach Braff had some fun with that.He posted a photo of Zach Braff with actor Kit Harington, who portrays one of the main characters, Jon Snow.

4. Donald Trump:

   I think we can say, the eighth wonder of the world. This is the eighth wonder of the world.

5. Lisala Folau:

   On the eighth time I thought, the next time I go underwater that's it, because my arms were the only things that were keeping me above water, so the ninth time I went under and came up and grabbed a log. And that's what kept me going.

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