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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Origin of octa-
Words nearby octa-
Ocracoke Island, ocrea, ocreate, OCS, oct-, octa-, octachord, octad, octadecanoic acid, octagon, octagonal
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The incautious sovereign having assented to this, Octa and Ebusa arrived with forty ships.
Old English Chronicles|VariousAfter this Eosa and the rest that fled, being encouraged by Octa's success, came also, and were admitted to the same favour.
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