octovir

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noun

Any member of a group of eight officials.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

nounoctovir (plural octovirs or octoviri)

plural octovirs · plural octoviri

  1. Ancient RomehistoricalAny member of a group of eight officials.

Origin

  1. Latinoctōvir
  2. Englishoctovir

From Latin octōvir.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “octovir,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octovir.

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