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eighth

ordinal number
 
 
/eɪtθ/

Definition

A2 8th written as a word: He was/came eighth in the race. Bob's birthday is on the eighth (of June).Ordinal numbers
(Definition of eighth ordinal number from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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