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eight 1. the cardinal number that is the sum of one and seven and the product of two and four 2. a numeral, 8, VIII, etc., representing this number 3. Music the numeral 8 used as the lower figure in a time signature to indicate that the beat is measured in quavers 4. the amount or quantity that is one greater than seven 5. Rowing a. a racing shell propelled by eight oarsmen b. the crew of such a shell 6. See figure of eight |
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IT is nearly eight years since this book was first published. A weight of four thousand pounds is represented by a displacement of the air amounting to forty-four thousand eight hundred and forty-seven cubic feet; or, in other words, forty-four thousand eight hundred and forty-seven cubic feet of air weigh about four thousand pounds. Unfortunately, however, it requires a company of eight persons and-" |
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