octonary

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adjective

Of eighth rank or order.

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octetoctaleight8VIIIeightereighter from Decaturoctad
OriginLatin octōnārius →
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Meanings

adjectiveoctonary (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf eighth rank or order.
  2. not comparableConsisting of eight things
nounoctonary (plural octonaries)

plural octonaries

  1. A group of eight things

    Synonyms: octet, octal

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA group of eight things

Similar
octetoctal

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one

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Broader
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Also see
eighteighter from decaturoctadoctaloctetogdoad

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinoctōnārius“containing eight”
  2. Englishoctonary

From the Latin octōnārius (“containing eight”), from octōnī (“eight at a time”, “by eights”, “eight each”) + -ārius (whence the English suffix -ary). Doublet of octonarius.

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Translations

French octonaire
  • octonaireof eighth rank or order
Russian восьмеричный
  • восьмеричный (vosʹmeričnyj)of eighth rank or order

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

cartoony
Cite this entry
APA

octonary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octonary

MLA

“octonary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octonary. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “octonary,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octonary.

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