Octo-
1.
variant of :
octosyllabic.
combining form
1.
eight: octosyllabic, octagon
word-forming element, before vowels oct-, from comb. form of Latin octo “eight” (see octa-).
octo- or oct- or octa-
pref.
Eight: octan.
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