Plural of eighth; multiple fractions representing one part out of eight equal divisions, or multiple eighth positions in a sequence.
From 'eighth' (eighth position or 1/8 fraction) with standard plural '-s'. The ordinal 'eighth' comes from 'eight' plus '-th'.
Music is built on eighths—an eighth note gets half the beat of a quarter note, and a measure of eighth notes creates that driving rhythm in fast songs!
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