octonary
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oc·to·nar·y
(ŏk′tə-nĕr′ē)adj.
1. Of or relating to the number eight.
2. Consisting of eight members or of groups containing eight.
n. pl. oc·to·nar·ies
A group or set of eight.
[Latin octōnārius, containing eight, from octōnī, eight each, from octō, eight; see oktō(u) in Indo-European roots.]
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octonary
(ˈɒktənərɪ)adj
relating to or based on the number eight
n, pl -naries
1. (Poetry) prosody a stanza of eight lines
2. a group of eight
[C16: from Latin octōnārius, from octōnī eight at a time]
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octonary
a stanza of eight lines; an octave. — octonary, adj.
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| Noun | 1. |  octonary - the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one |
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