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.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Eighth

   Eighth is ordinal form of the number eight.

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1. eighth

   Eighth refers to each of the eight equal parts of something or the position that comes after the seventh and before the ninth in a series. It is also represented numerically as 1/8.

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

Anagrams for Eighth »

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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. Mark Hanson:

   I don't think there is going to be meaningful reduction from here, to use a baseball analogy, you are probably in the seventh or eighth inning.

2. Jean Guerrero:

   Hell, I was on the Jay Leno Show about the book, and the LA Times couldn't care less, by any standards, I'm a success story, come from the inner city … I defy anybody to follow my father's past: eighth grade drop out, buying a house that cost $600,000 by working two jobs. You could never do it. They don't care about that, but they care about calling me a sellout, and Uncle Tom, and Jean Guerrero and the LA Times should be ashamed of themselves.

3. Cynthia Cowles:

   If you were mean to me, there were so many other people who were so much worse, i recall you as being one of the kinder people. You were the one in eighth grade who came to visit me in the hospital -- you told me your mother made you come, but you stayed a half-hour, very uncomfortably -- and brought a box of stationery.

4. Belinda Bencic:

   With Kiki Bertens, we were fighting a lot for coming here for the eighth spot for the WTA Finals, so it was nice to have a match for the semi-finals, but I'm sorry that maybe the gas ran out. It's the end of the season so everyone's exhausted and I wish her the best.

5. John Howard:

   Her story was one that captured the realities of what the Eighth Amendment meant in a material, tangible way, it took the life of a woman. Her memory is a bit of an avatar for change — and for the direction that we'd like Ireland to take. Her story encapsulates what we'd like to never see again and hope that whatever changes can be made in her honor.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Eighth
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Eighth
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Eighth
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighth
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Eighth