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eighth | eighty |

As an adjective eighth

is the ordinal form of the number eight.

As a noun eighth

is (eighth ones is used for the plural ) the person or thing in the eighth position.

As a numeral eighty is

the cardinal number occurring after seventy-nine and before eighty-one, represented in roman numerals as lxxx and in arabic numerals as.

eighth

English

Adjective

(head)
  • The ordinal form of the number eight.

    • Synonyms

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

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (eighth ones is used for the plural ) The person or thing in the eighth position.
  • One of eight equal parts of a whole.
  • (slang) An "eighth" of an ounce equalling approximately 3.5 grams in marijuana or other drugs.

    • Synonyms

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

    Anagrams

    * English ordinal numbers

    eighty

    English

    Numeral

    (head)
  • The cardinal number occurring after seventy-nine and before eighty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LXXX and in Arabic numerals as .

    • Derived terms

    * eightieth

    Related terms

    * eight * eighteen

    See also

    (Symbols for eighty in various numeral systems) * : 80 * : LXXX * * : * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Last: seventy-nine, seventy * Next: eighty-one, ninety English cardinal numbers