Meanings
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1
adj
coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position
He sat in the eighth row.
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2
noun
one part in eight equal parts
He sat in the eighth row.
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3
noun
position eight in a countable series of things
He sat in the eighth row.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
2
noun
· one part in eight equal parts
one-eighth
Word family
Forms
Eighthly
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English eightethe, from Old English eahtoþa, from Proto-Germanic *ahtudô; equivalent to eight + -th (ordinal suffix).