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Webster 1913 Edition
Eighth
Eighth
(ātth)
, Adj.
[AS.
eahtoða
.] 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.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Eighth
EIGHTH
,Adj.