eighth
pronunciation
How to pronounce eighth in British English:
UK [eɪtθ]
How to pronounce eighth in American English:
US [eɪtθ]
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- Noun:
- position eight in a countable series of things
- an eighth part
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- Adjective:
- coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position
Word Origin
- eighth
- late 14c., eighthe, contracted from Old English eahtoða; see eight + -th (1). Cognate with Old High German ahtoda, Old Frisian achta, German achte, Gothic ahtuda.
Example
- 1. And an eighth is trying to join the club .
- 2. Dawson qualified eighth of the 15 kayakers who made the semi-finals .
- 3. In the second quarter , the company ranked eighth in china .
- 4. There was this krispy kreme truck that overturned on eighth avenue .
- 5. Sony may lose money on its television businesses in 2011 for its eighth consecutive year .