Meanings
nouneighth grade (plural eighth grades)
plural eighth grades
- USeducationThe period in school that comes after seventh grade and before ninth grade.
Synonyms: grade eight, grade 8, 2nd year, second year, sophomore
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe period in school that comes after seventh grade and before ninth grade.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 初二, 國二 /国二
- 初二 (chū'èr)period in school
- 國二 /国二 (guó'èr)period in school
Finnish kahdeksas luokka
- kahdeksas luokkaperiod in school
German achte Klasse
- achte Klasseperiod in school
Hungarian nyolcadik osztály
- nyolcadik osztályperiod in school
Japanese 中学二年生, 中二
- 中学二年生 (chūgaku ninensei)period in school
- 中二 (chūni)period in school
Polish ósma klasa
- ósma klasaperiod in school
Portuguese oitavo ano
- oitavo anoperiod in school
Romanian clasă a opta
- clasă a optaperiod in school
Turkish sekizinci sınıf
- sekizinci sınıfperiod in school
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APA
eighth grade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eighth%20grade
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“eighth grade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eighth%20grade. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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