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octonary

[ ok-tuh-ner-ee ]

adjective

  1. pertaining to the number 8.
  2. consisting of eight.
  3. proceeding by eight.

noun

plural octonaries.
  1. a group of eight; an ogdoad.
  2. Also Prosody. a stanza of eight lines.
  3. a number in an octonary system.

octonary

/ ˈɒəəɪ /

adjective

  1. relating to or based on the number eight
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. prosody a stanza of eight lines
  2. a group of eight
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of octonary1

1525–35; < Latin dzōܲ consisting of eight, equivalent to dzō ( ī ) eight each + -ܲ -ary
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of octonary1

C16: from Latin dzōܲ, from dzōī eight at a time
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Two possible number systems that have, for purely theoretical reasons, attracted much attention, are the octonary and the duodecimal systems.

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It is said that the ancient Saxons used the octonary system,220 but how, or for what purposes, is not stated.

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