eighth

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Pronunciation

• (RP) enPR: ātth, IPA: /eɪtθ/
• (America) enPR ātth, IPA: /eɪtθ/, /eɪθ/

Adjective

eighth (not comparable)

1. The ordinal form of the number eight.

Synonyms

• 8th, 8^th; (in names of monarchs and popes) VIII

Translations

• French: huitième (before the noun); (in names of monarchs and popes) huit (after the name) (abbreviation VIII)
• German: achte
• Italian: ottavo; (in names of monarchs and popes) ottavo m, ottava f (after the name) (abbreviation VIII)
• Portuguese: oitavo
• Russian: восьмо́й
• Spanish: octavo

Noun

eighth (plural eighths)

1. The person or thing in the eighth position.
2. One of eight equal parts of a whole.
3. (slang) An eighth of an ounce, or approximately 3.5 grams, of marijuana or other drugs.

Synonyms

• (person or thing in the eighth position) eighth one
• (One of eight equal parts) ⅛, henry (for an eighth of an ounce of marijuana in the UK)

Translations

• French: huitième
• German: Achte
• Italian: ottavo, ottava
• Portuguese: oitavo, oitava

Translations

• French: huitième
• German: Achtel
• Italian: ottavo
• Portuguese: oitavo
• Russian: одна восьмая
• Spanish: octavo

Verb

eighth (eighths, present participle eighthing; past and past participle eighthed)

1. to divide by eight
   • 2013 Raindance Producers' Lab Lo-To-No Budget Filmmaking ↗ page 31

     The first step is to eighth the script out. See figure 3.6 overleaf. Eighthing a script is subjective.

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