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 oktṓ eight

Words nearby octa-

ocs, oct, oct-, oct., octa, octa-, octachord, octad, octadecanoic acid, octagon, octagon house

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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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