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1
8th
written
as a word:
Examples:
be/come eighth He was/came eighth in the
race
.
the eighth (of) Bob's
birthday
is on the eighth (of
June
).
2
one of
eight
equal
parts
of something:
Examples:
An eighth of 32 is 4.
3
a
musical
note
that is
half
as long as a crotchet:
Examples:
a
dotted
eighth
He
plays
straight
eighths on the
snare
with
accents
on the afterbeat.
4
(in the
position
of) the
number
8 in a
series
; 8th:
Examples:
He
finished
eighth in the
race
.
[
C
] Clarice was
born
on the eighth of
August
.
5
An eighth is one of
eight
equal
parts
of something.
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