eighthordinal number
uk/eɪtθ/us/eɪtθ/A2 8th written as a word:
He was/came eighth in the race.
Bob's birthday is on the eighth (of June).
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- Rome was founded in the eighth century BC .
- This is the eighth volume in the series, which totals 21 volumes in all.
- Between the eighth week of development and birth a human embryo is called a foetus.
- August is the eighth month of the year.
- This was my eighth visit to the region.
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Numbers: ordinal
- billionth
- eighteenth
- eleventh
- fiftieth
- fortieth
- fourth
- millionth
- nano-
- ninth
- quinti
- seventh
- sixteenth
- sixth
- tertius
- thirteenth
- thirtieth
- thousandth
- twelfth
- twenty-first
- umpteen
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eighthnoun [ C ]
uk/eɪtθ/us/eɪtθ/one of eight equal parts of something:
An eighth of 32 is 4.
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Fractions
- complex fraction
- deci-
- decimal place
- eighteenth
- fifth
- fiftieth
- fraction
- improper fraction
- millionth
- mixed fraction
- proper fraction
- quadrant
- quarter
- quartile
- seventh
- sixteenth
- sixth
- thirtieth
- thousandth
- three quarters
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