eight
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- IPA /eɪt/
Noun
eight noun
- The digit/figure 8.
- Any of the four cards in a normal deck with the value eight.
- A light, narrow rowing boat, especially one used in competitive rowing, steered by a cox, in which eight rowers each have two oars.
- (especially in plural) A race in which such craft participate.
eight noun
- An island in a river, especially the River Thames in England.
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Numeral
eight numeral
- A numerical value equal to 8; the number occurring after seven and before nine.
- Describing a group or set with eight elements.“He works eight hours a day.”
Adjective
eight adjective
- The ordinal form of the number eight.
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