EIGHTH

a. n.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Next in order after the seventh.

2.
a.

Consisting of one of eight equal divisions of a thing. Eighth note (Mus.), the eighth part of a whole note, or semibreve; a quaver.

3.
n.

The quotient of a unit divided by eight; one of eight equal parts; an eighth part.

4.
n.

The interval of an octave.


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