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octuplet

[ ok-tuhp-lit, -too-plit, -tyoo-; ok-too-plit, -tyoo- ]

noun

  1. a group, series, or combination of eight related items.
  2. Music. a group of eight notes that are to be played or sung in the same time as six notes of equal value.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of octuplet1

First recorded in 1850–55; octuple + -et

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