"middle eight" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: middle eights [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} middle eight (plural middle eights)
  1. (music) The third of four eight-bar sections in thirty-two-bar-form (AABA-form) music. Categories (topical): Music Hypernyms: bridge
    Sense id: en-middle_eight-en-noun-0COitLqe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Inflected forms

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