octonary

[ ok-tuh-ner-ee ]

adjective

pertaining to the number 8.
consisting of eight.

proceeding by eight.
octal (def. 1).

noun,plural oc·to·nar·ies.

a group of eight; an ogdoad.
Also octal. Prosody. a stanza of eight lines.

a number in an octonary system.

Origin of octonary

1525–35; <Latin octōnārius consisting of eight, equivalent to octōn(ī) eight each + -ārius-ary

Words Nearby octonary

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How to use octonary in a sentence

It is said that the ancient Saxons used the octonary system,220 but how, or for what purposes, is not stated.
The Number Concept | Levi Leonard Conant

British Dictionary definitions for octonary

octonary

/ (ˈɒktənərɪ) rare /

adjective

relating to or based on the number eight

nounplural -naries

prosody a stanza of eight lines
a group of eight

Origin of octonary

C16: from Latin octōnārius, from octōnī eight at a time

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