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Oct.

oct.

octa-

a combining form occurring in loanwords from Greek and Latin, where it meant “eight” (octagon; octastyle), on this model, used in the formation of compound words, and in chemical terms specialized to mean “having eight atoms” (octavalent).
Also, oct-, octo-.


Origin:
< Gk okta-, comb. form of okt eight
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octa- 
prefix meaning "eight," from L. octo, Gk. okto-, cognate with Skt. asta, Goth. ahtau, O.E. eahta (see eight).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
OCT
Octans (constellation)
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