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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Eighth

/(ātth)/ · IPA /eɪtθ/
01 a. Next in order after the seventh.
  1. 1.
    Next in order after the seventh.
  2. 2.
    Consisting of one of eight equal divisions of a thing.
Phrases & compounds
Eighth note — the eighth part of a whole note, or semibreve; a quaver.
02 n. The quotient of a unit divided by eight; one of eight equal parts; an eighth part.
  1. 1.
    The quotient of a unit divided by eight; one of eight equal parts; an eighth part.
  2. 2.
    The interval of an octave.(Mus.)