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| Main Entry: |
eight
 [eyt] 
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | eight of something |
| Synonyms: | octad, octagon, octave, octet |
| Main Entry: | octave |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rhythmic interval |
| Synonyms: | eight, interval, note, scale, tone |
| Notes: | octave is the distance covered by any eight notes of a scale; a scale is a series of eight notes played in alphabetical order |
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Example Sentences
- But the next eight days the night skies all around the globe were filled with dazzling red, green and purple auroras.
- Eight have now been given lifetime bans by the league.
- Indeed, six of the eight wolves followed human gestures perfectly in more than eight out of ten trials.
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