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octonary definition

oc·to·nary (äk′tə ner′ē)

adjective

of or consisting of eight or groups of eight

Etymology: L octonarius < octo, eight

noun pl. octonaries -·nar′·ies

  1. a group of eight
  2. a stanza of eight lines

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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