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Oc⋅tans

[ok-tanz]
–noun, genitive Oc⋅tan⋅tis [ok-tan-tis] . Astronomy.
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.

Origin:
< LL: eighth part of a circle, equiv. to oct- oct- + -āns, as in quadrāns quadrant
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