"last eight" meaning in English

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        "plural"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "ref": "2011 June 27, “Wimbledon 2011: Bernard Tomic extends dream run”, in BBC Sport",
          "text": "Australian qualifier Bernard Tomic reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals by beating Belgium's Xavier Malisse 6-1 7-5 6-4 in the fourth round. The German-born 18-year-old is the first qualifier to reach the last eight since Vladimir Voltchkov in 2000.",
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      "glosses": [
        "A quarterfinal; the players in a quarterfinal"
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(sports) A quarterfinal; the players in a quarterfinal"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "last four"
        },
        {
          "word": "last sixteen"
        }
      ],
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        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
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  "word": "last eight"
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    {
      "form": "last eights",
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      "expansion": "last eight (plural last eights)",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "last four"
    },
    {
      "word": "last sixteen"
    }
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          "ref": "2011 June 27, “Wimbledon 2011: Bernard Tomic extends dream run”, in BBC Sport",
          "text": "Australian qualifier Bernard Tomic reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals by beating Belgium's Xavier Malisse 6-1 7-5 6-4 in the fourth round. The German-born 18-year-old is the first qualifier to reach the last eight since Vladimir Voltchkov in 2000.",
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        "(sports) A quarterfinal; the players in a quarterfinal"
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