octennium
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin octennium, from octennis (“8-year”) + -ium (“forming abstract nouns”).
Noun[edit]
octennium (plural octenniums or octennia)
- (rare) An eight-year period.
- Coordinate terms: annum, biennium, triennium, quadrennium, quinquennium, sexennium, septennium, novennium, decennium, centennium, vicennium, tricennium, quincentennium, millennium, decamillennium, centimillennium, millionennium
Synonyms[edit]
Hypernyms[edit]
- See octet
Related terms[edit]
- (adj.): octennial, octaeteric
References[edit]
- “octennial, adj.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2022.
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From octennis (“8-year”) + -ium (“forming abstract nouns”).
Noun[edit]
octennium n
- (Late Latin) An eight-year period.
Descendants[edit]
- → English: octennium
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