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eight

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  • IPA /eɪt/

Noun

eight noun

  1. The digit/figure 8.
  2. Any of the four cards in a normal deck with the value eight.
  3. A light, narrow rowing boat, especially one used in competitive rowing, steered by a cox, in which eight rowers each have two oars.
  4. (especially in plural) A race in which such craft participate.

eight noun

  1. An island in a river, especially the River Thames in England.

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Numeral

eight numeral

  1. A numerical value equal to 8; the number occurring after seven and before nine.
  2. Describing a group or set with eight elements.“He works eight hours a day.”

Adjective

eight adjective

  1. The ordinal form of the number eight.

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