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SYLLABICATION:oc·to·nar·y
PRONUNCIATION:  kt-nr
ADJECTIVE:1. Of or relating to the number eight. 2. Consisting of eight members or of groups containing eight.
NOUN:Inflected forms: pl. oc·to·nar·ies
A group or set of eight.
ETYMOLOGY:Latin octnrius, containing eight, from octn, eight each, from oct, eight. See okt(u) in Appendix I.
 
 
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