eight-hest

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.

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adverb

in the eighth place; eighthly.

Origin:
before 1000; Middle English eightethe, Old English eahtotha; cognate with Old High German ahtoda, Old Norse āttandi, Gothic ahtud-. See eight, -th²

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eighth (eɪtθ)

—*adj*
1.	(usually prenominal)
	a. 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
	b. (as noun): the eighth in line

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

—*adv*
5.	Also: eighthly after the seventh person, position, event, etc

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eighth

O.E. eahtoða; see eight + -th.

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