8th
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- adjective
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octavo
- Cara is in an 8th grade US history class. Cara is a new student to the school district.
- 8th grade
- 8th graders
- 8th grade students
What would you say to the young up and coming student, whether they're an eighth grader or a high school student, about shaping their path toward the college admissions process?
- What would you say to the young up and coming student, whether they're an eighth grader or a high school student, about shaping their path toward the college admissions process?
- I always say that, you know, Einstein actually said that compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world.
Examples
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They're on the 8th floor.
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To reduce the number of social promotions, many states require 8th graders to earn a passing score on state-mandated standardized tests.
Academic text (2011) -
I did a report about it in the 8th grade.
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It's all on the line here, the 8th and final playoff spot.
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Feast your eyes on the 8th wonder of the world!
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Thursday after school, I help all four of my 8th grade students decorate their class float.
Fiction book (1998) -
In 2008, 29% of all 8th graders in Washington State reported being bullied in the past month.
Academic text (2013) -
The participants were 83 Jewish 8th graders from two schools in southern Israel.
Academic text (1996) -
Camille correctly observed that by 8th grade the uniform code wasn't strictly enforced, and besides, she was cold.
Fiction book (2001) -
I met my best friend in the 8th grade during our science class.
Synonyms
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Coming after seven others in order
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Morphology
8th = 8 (transparent) = 8 + th
Standard and productive ordinal formation (digit + -th) so the meaning is directly predictable from the base number.
Etymology
8Th is the form of eight used to show order, so it means 'after the seventh' or 'number eight in order'. You can see the same idea of 'eight' in words like octagon and octopus, which have eight sides or eight arms.