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EIGHTSOME
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Dictionary entry overview: What does eightsome mean?
• 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.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Eight people considered as a unit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("eightsome" is a kind of...):
assemblage; gathering (a group of persons together in one place)
Sense 2
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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