eighth
/eɪtθ/, /eɪθ/ adj, adv, n [C]Definition
› (in the position of) the number 8 in a series; 8th: He finished eighth in the race. [C] Clarice was born on the eighth of August. › An eighth is one of eight equal parts of something.
(Definition of eighth adj, adv, n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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