octuplicate

[n., adj. ok-too-pli-kit, -keyt, -tyoo-, -tuhp-li-; v. ok-too-pli-keyt, -kit, -tyoo-, -tuhp-li-]

noun

a group, series, or set of eight identical copies (usually preceded by in).

adjective

having or consisting of eight identical parts; eightfold.

noting the eighth copy or item.

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Octuplicate is one of our favorite verbs.

So is lollygag. Does it mean:

to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly.

to spend time idly; loaf.

verb (used with object)

to make eight copies of.

to make eight times as great, as by multiplying.

Origin:
< Latin octuplicātus, equivalent to octupl(us) octuple + plicātus folded (see plicate), on the model of quadruplus, quadruplicātus

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