middle eight

noun

The third of four eight-bar sections in thirty-two-bar-form (AABA-form) music.

Meanings

nounmiddle eight (plural middle eights)

plural middle eights

  1. entertainmentThe third of four eight-bar sections in thirty-two-bar-form (AABA-form) music.
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APA

middle eight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/middle%20eight

MLA

“middle eight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/middle%20eight. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “middle eight,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/middle%20eight.

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