Definitions
coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position
Word origin
Inherited from Middle English eightethe, from Old English eahtoþa, from Proto-Germanic *ahtudô; equivalent to eight + -th (ordinal suffix).
Used in a sentence
“Consequently, in the initial position the white pieces and pawns are placed on the first and second ranks; the black pieces and pawns on the eighth and seventh ranks.”
“In 2023, the birthrate fell for the eighth consecutive year to 0.72, the lowest in the world, from 1.24 in 2015, raising concerns over the economic shock to society from such a rapid pace.”
“Two bits equals two eighths of a dollar.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“After seventh”6 letters
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