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eighth

Pronunciation: /eɪtθ/

The English word “eighth” has 6 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. The ordinal form of the number eight.

noun

  1. The person or thing in the eighth position.
  2. One of eight equal parts of a whole.
  3. An eighth of an ounce, or approximately 3.5 grams, of marijuana or other drugs.
  4. An interval by doubling in pitch frequency.

verb

  1. To divide by eight.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English eightethe, from Old English eahtoþa, from Proto-Germanic *ahtudô; equivalent to eight + -th (ordinal suffix).

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