octonary

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.

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[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.

See also: Verse

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Noun

1.

octonary - the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one 8, eight, eighter, eighter from Decatur, octad, octet, ogdoad, VIII digit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits"

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