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

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Examples from the Web for octonary

Historical Examples of octonary

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

adjective

relating to or based on the number eight

noun plural -naries

prosody a stanza of eight lines

a group of eight

Word Origin for octonary

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

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