Definitions for eighth
eɪtθ, eɪθeighth

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Eighthadjective

   next in order after the seventh

   Etymology: [AS. eahtoa.]

2. Eighthadjective

   consisting of one of eight equal divisions of a thing

   Etymology: [AS. eahtoa.]

3. Eighthnoun

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

   Etymology: [AS. eahtoa.]

4. Eighthnoun

   the interval of an octave

   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 »

1. height

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. Stephen Breyer:

   We believe it highly likely that the death penalty now violates the Eighth Amendment.

2. Jeff Kuprycz:

   He ended up crashing around the eighth hole.

3. Bush Trump:

   Amending is too big a deal. It's going to take -- it'll be two terms. I'd be in my second term or my eighth year by the time -- assuming everything went smoothly. ... I believe you can win it legally.

4. 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.

5. Florence Widdicombe:

   We opened them about a week ago and we were writing in them, and on about my sixth or eighth card, somebody had already written in it.

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