Meaning

3 senses
  1. A group of eight things, particularly

    An eight-part multiplet.

  2. A group of eight children born together.

    Achtling

  3. A group of eight notes played in the time of six.

Translations

2 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
one of eight babies born at the same birth:

Origin

From octuple + -et. By surface analysis, oct- + -u- + -ple + -et.

From octuple + -et. By surface analysis, oct- + -u- + -ple + -et.

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Forms

plural: octuplets
Singularoctuplet
Pluraloctuplets

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
any of group of 8:octet

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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