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Eighth
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. The quotient of a unit divided by eight; one of eight equal parts; an eighth part.
2. The interval of an octave.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
1. Next in order after the seventh.
2. Consisting of one of eight equal divisions of a thing. Eighth note (Mus.), the eighth part of a whole note, or semibreve; a quaver.