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eight
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num
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The number 8, one more than seven.
"She has eight cousins on her mother's side."
"The meeting starts at eight tomorrow morning."
noun
1
A rowing boat crewed by eight rowers and a coxswain, or the race such boats compete in.
"Their college eight won the regatta this year."
How to Use Eight
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe number after seven, or (in rowing) a boat with eight rowers plus a cox.
Common pairings
a figure eight
eight o'clock
the eight (rowing)
Word Forms
eights plural
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