eight /ˈet/
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 Eight n.  An island in a river; an ait. [Obs.] “Osiers on their eights.”


 Eight a.  Seven and one; as, eight years.


 Eight n.
 1. The number greater by a unit than seven; eight units or objects.
 2. A symbol representing eight units, as 8 or viii.

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 eight
      adj : being one more than seven [syn: 8, viii]
      n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one [syn: 8,
            VIII, eighter, eighter from Decatur, octad, ogdoad,
            octonary, octet]
      2: a group of United States painters founded in 1907 and noted
         for their realistic depictions of sordid aspects of city
         life [syn: Ashcan School]