Eight (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a cardinal number, seven plus one.
  2. a symbol for this number, as 8 or VIII.
  3. a set of this many persons or things, as the crew of an eight-oared racing shell.
  4. a playing card the face of which bears eight pips.
  5. Informal.
    • an automobile powered by an eight-cylinder engine.
    • an eight-cylinder engine.
adjective
  1. amounting to eight in number.
noun
  1. the cardinal number that is the sum of one and seven and the product of two and four
  2. a numeral, 8, VIII, etc, representing this number
  3. the numeral 8 used as the lower figure in a time signature to indicate that the beat is measured in quavers
  4. the amount or quantity that is one greater than seven
  5. something representing, represented by, or consisting of eight units, such as a playing card with eight symbols on it
  6. rowing
    • a racing shell propelled by eight oarsmen
    • the crew of such a shell
  7. eight hours after noon or midnight
  8. to be drunk
  9. See figure of eight
determiner
    • amounting to eight
    • (as pronoun)
Eight (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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