Meaning of EIGHT
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- [n] the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
- [adj] being one more than seven
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| | Synonyms: | | 8, 8, cardinal, eighter, eighter from Decatur, octad, octet, octonary, ogdoad, viii, VIII |
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\Eight\, n. [See {Ait}.]
An island in a river; an ait. [Obs.] ``Osiers on their
eights.'' --Evelyn.
\Eight\, a. [AS. eahta; akin to OS. ahto, OFries. achta,
D. & G. acht, OHG. ahto, Icel. [=a]tta, Sw. [*a]tta, Dan.
otte, Goth. ahtau, Lith. aszt?ni, Ir. & Gael. ochd, W. wyth,
Armor. eich, eiz, L. octo, Gr. ?, Skr. ash?an. ????. Cf.
{Octave}.]
Seven and one; as, eight years.
\Eight\, n.
1. The number greater by a unit than seven; eight units or
objects.
2. A symbol representing eight units, as 8 or viii.
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| | Related Terms: | | cast, company, complement, crew, eighter from Decatur, eleven, first string, first team, five, nine, octad, octagon, octahedron, octameter, octastyle, Octateuch, octave, octavo, octet, octonary, octosyllable, ogdoad, platoon, reserves, rowing crew, second string, second team, squad, string, team, third string, utas, varsity |
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