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octuplet

[ok-tuhp-lit, -too-plit, -tyoo-; ok-too-plit, -tyoo-]

noun

a group, series, or combination of eight related items.
Music. a group of eight notes that are to be played or sung in the same time as six notes of equal value.

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Nearby words

  1. octoroon,
  2. octosyllabic,
  3. octosyllable,
  4. octroi,
  5. octuple,
  6. octuplicate,
  7. octyl alcohol,
  8. octyl phenol,
  9. ocul-,
  10. ocular

Origin of octuplet

First recorded in 1850–55; octuple + -et
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