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adjective
1.
pertaining to the number 8.
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consisting of eight.
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proceeding by eight.
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octal (def. 1).
noun
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a group of eight; an ogdoad.
6.
Also, octal. Prosody. a stanza of eight lines.
7.
a number in an octonary system.
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Octonary
is always a great word to know.
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| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Origin:
1525–35; < Latin octōnārius consisting of eight, equivalent to octōn(ī) eight each + -ārius -ary
1525–35; < Latin octōnārius consisting of eight, equivalent to octōn(ī) eight each + -ārius -ary
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