EIGHTH Definition & Meaning

eighth

[ eytth, eyth ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

eighth

/ ��ɪ��θ /

adjective

usually prenominal
1. 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
2. ( as noun )
  the eighth in line

noun

1. one of eight equal or nearly equal parts of an object, quantity, measurement, etc
2. ( as modifier )
  an eighth part
the fraction equal to one divided by eight ( 1 8 )
another word for octave

adverb

Alsoeighthly after the seventh person, position, event, etc

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of eighth¹

before 1000; Middle English eightethe, Old English eahtotha; cognate with Old High German ahtoda, Old Norse ��ٳٲ��Ի徱, Gothic ahtud-. See eight, -th ²

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He said he couldn’t walk from sixth grade until partway through eighth as he had surgery after surgery.

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The rest of the playoffs he hit .321 with four home runs and 16 RBIs to help the Dodgers to their eighth title, and second in his five years with the team.

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The song is the first track from Sheeran's eighth studio album, which is due for release later this year.

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Eleventh in last year's race, when hampered late on, having previously finished eighth and pulled up.

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The Englishman, 49, has been an ever-present at the Crucible since turning professional in 1992 and would be going for a record eighth world title in the modern era.

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