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octuplet

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[ok-tuhp-lit, -too-plit, -tyoo-, ok-too-plit, -tyoo-] / ɒkˈtʌp lɪt, -ˈtu plɪt, -ˈtyu-, ˈɒk tʊ plɪt, -tyʊ- /

noun

  1. a group, series, or combination of eight related items.

  2. Music. a group of eight notes that are to be played or sung in the same time as six notes of equal value.

Etymology

Origin of octuplet

First recorded in 1850–55; octuple + -et

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