Eight \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.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Eight \Eight\, a. [AS. eahta; akin to OS. ahto, OFries. achta,
D. & G. acht, OHG. ahto, Icel. [=a]tta, Sw. [*a]tta, Dan.
otte, Goth. ahtau, Lith. aszt?ni, Ir. & Gael. ochd, W. wyth,
Armor. eich, eiz, L. octo, Gr. ?, Skr. ash?an. ????. Cf.
Octave.]
Seven and one; as, eight years.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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