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Define the word eighth note

"Eighth note" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Eighth \Eighth\ ([=a]tth), a. [AS. eahto[eth]a.]
   1. Next in order after the seventh.
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   2. Consisting of one of eight equal divisions of a thing.
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   Eighth note (Mus.), the eighth part of a whole note, or
      semibreve; a quaver.
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"eighth note" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

eighth note
     n : a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole
         note [syn: quaver]