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one eighth

one eighth is the rare spelling of one-eighth.

Meaning of one-eighth

Noun

one-eighth (uncountable)

  1. The fraction that represents the real number 0.125; ⅛.
    • Blood quantum rules — which began as a colonizer practice designed to limit tribal citizenship but were later adopted by some Native peoples as a means of preserving cultural identity — require the tribe’s members to be at least one-eighth S’Klallam and to have at least one full-blooded S’Klallam...2023 May 16, Maud Newton, “Blending Native History and Myth Into Heartfelt Memoir”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 18 Jun 2023

Words that rhyme with one eighth

Questions about one eighth

What is one eighth the rare spelling of?
One eighth is the rare spelling of one-eighth.

Words near one eighth in the dictionary

  1. one country, two systems
  2. one day
  3. One Directioner
  4. One Directioners
  5. one drop
  6. one eighth
  7. one eighty out
  8. one engine in steam
  9. one eyed jack
  10. one eyed jacks
  11. one fail swoop

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