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EIGHTSOME
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Eight people considered as a unit
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("eightsome" is a kind of...):
assemblage; gathering (a group of persons together in one place)