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octa-

a combining form occurring in loanwords from Greek and Latin, where it meant “eight” (octagon; octastyle), on this model, used in the formation of compound words, and in chemical terms specialized to mean “having eight atoms” (octavalent).

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Also oct-, octo-.

Origin of octa-

<Greek okta-, combining form of oktṓeight

Words nearby octa-

Ocracoke Island, ocrea, ocreate, OCS, oct-, octa-, octachord, octad, octadecanoic acid, octagon, octagonal
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Example sentences from the Web for octa-

  • The incautious sovereign having assented to this, Octa and Ebusa arrived with forty ships.

    Old English Chronicles|Various

  • After this Eosa and the rest that fled, being encouraged by Octa's success, came also, and were admitted to the same favour.

    Old English Chronicles|Various

British Dictionary definitions for octa- (1 of 2)

octa
/ (ˈɒktə) /

noun

a variant spelling of okta

British Dictionary definitions for octa- (2 of 2)

octa-

combining form

a variant of octo-
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