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Eighteen vs Eight - What's the difference?

eighteen | eight |

As numerals the difference between eighteen and eight

is that eighteen is the cardinal number occurring after seventeen and before nineteen, represented in roman numerals as xviii and in arabic numerals as 18 while eight is (cardinal) a numerical value equal to ; the number occurring after seven and before nine.

As a noun eight is

the digit/figure 8 or eight can be an island in a river; an ait.

eighteen

Alternative forms

* Arabic numerals: . Roman symbols: XVIII

Numeral

(head)
  • The cardinal number occurring after seventeen and before nineteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVIII and in Arabic numerals as 18.
  • See also

    * Last: seventeen. Next: nineteen English cardinal numbers

    eight

    English

    (wikipedia eight)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (m), (m), (m), (m), from (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * * Western (Arabic) numerals: * (Roman numerals): VIII

    Numeral

    (head)
  • (cardinal) A numerical value equal to ; the number occurring after seven and before nine.
  • He works eight hours a day.
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  • Jon & Kate Plus 8'' is a show based on two facts: 1)''' Jon and Kate Gosselin have '''eight''' children, and '''2)''' the word ‘Kate’ rhymes with the word ‘' eight ’. One suspects that if Kate were ever to have another child, a shady network executive would urge her to put it in a binbag with a brick and drop it down a well. But this is just a horrifying tangent.
  • Describing a set or group with eight components.
  • See also
    *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The digit/figure 8.
  • (playing cards) Any of the four cards in a normal deck with the value eight.
  • (nautical) A light, narrow rowing boat, especially one used in competitive rowing, steered by a cox, in which a eight rowers each have two oars
  • (rowing, especially in plural) A race in which such craft participate
  • Derived terms
    * eight ball * eighty * figure eight * number eight * piece of eight
    See also
    * *

    Etymology 2

    See ait.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An island in a river; an ait.
  • * Evelyn
  • osiers on their eights
    (Webster 1913)