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EIGHTSOME

• EIGHTSOME (noun)
The noun EIGHTSOME has 2 senses:

1. eight people considered as a unit
2. a Scottish reel for eight dancers

Familiarity information: EIGHTSOME used as a noun is rare.

• EIGHTSOME (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Eight people considered as a unit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

eightsome; octette; octet

Hypernyms ("eightsome" is a kind of...):

assemblage; gathering (a group of persons together in one place)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A Scottish reel for eight dancers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("eightsome" is a kind of...):

reel; Scottish reel (a lively dance of Scottish Highlanders; marked by circular moves and gliding steps)

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