eighth

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural

eighths

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)

eighth

past (v2)

eighthed

past participle (v3)

eighthed

present participle

eighthing

3rd person singular

eighths

Adjective

Adjective

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A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

1. 1.The ordinal form of the number eight.

   • Consequently, in the initial position the white pieces and pawns are placed on the first and second ranks; the black pieces and pawns on the eighth and seventh ranks.
   • In 2023, the birthrate fell for the eighth consecutive year to 0.72, the lowest in the world, from 1.24 in 2015, raising concerns over the economic shock to society from such a rapid pace.

Noun

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.One of eight equal parts of a whole.

   • Two bits equals two eighths of a dollar.
   • Scientists from the University of Pennsylvania have determined that the young skull is only an eighth as strong as an adult one.

2. 2.An interval by doubling in pitch frequency.

3. 3.The person or thing in the eighth position.

4. 4.An eighth of an ounce, or approximately 3.5 grams, of marijuana or other drugs.(slang)

   • At midday he’d found an ageing eighth of hash in a drawer, a little bundle of cellophane.

Verb

Verb

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A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1. 1.To divide by eight.

   • The first step is to eighth the script out. See figure 3.6 overleaf. Eighthing a script is subjective.

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