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May 27, 2012
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oc•to•nar•y



Pronunciation: (ok'tu-ner"ē), [key]
—adj., n., pl. -nar•ies.

—adj.
1. pertaining to the number 8.
2. consisting of eight.
3. proceeding by eight.
4. octal (def. 1).

—n.
1. a group of eight; an ogdoad.
2. Also,octal. Pros.a stanza of eight lines.
3. a number in an octonary system.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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