Hypertext Webster Gateway: "eighth"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Eighth \Eighth\, a. [AS. eahto?a.]
1. Next in order after the seventh.
2. Consisting of one of eight equal divisions of a thing.
{Eighth note} (Mus.), the eighth part of a whole note, or
semibreve; a quaver.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Eighth \Eighth\, n.
1. The quotient of a unit divided by eight; one of eight
equal parts; an eighth part.
2. (Mus.) The interval of an octave.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
eighth
adj : coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in
position [syn: {8th}]
n 1: position eight in a countable series of things
2: an eighth part [syn: {one-eighth}]
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