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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Eighth \Eighth\ ([=a]tth), adjective [AS. eahto[eth]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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Eighth \Eighth\, noun
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) 2.0 [wn]:
eighth
adjective: coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position [syn: {8th}]
noun
1: position eight in a countable series of things
2: an eighth part [syn: {one-eighth}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
27 Moby Thesaurus words for "eighth": contraoctave, double contraoctave, eightfold, four-foot octave, four-line octave, great octave, octadic, octagonal, octahedral, octal, octan, octaploid, octastyle, octave, octofid, octonary, octosyllabic, octuple, one-line octave, ottava, ottava alta, ottava bassa, small octave, subcontraoctave, tone row, two-foot octave, two-line octave
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