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May 27, 2012
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oc•tu•ple



Pronunciation: (ok'too-pul, -tyoo-; ok-tOO'pul, -tyOO'-), [key]
—adj., v., -pled, -pling,
—n.

—adj.
1. eightfold; eight times as great.
2. having eight effective units or elements.

—v.t.
to make eight times as great.

—n.
Rowing.a shell rowed by a crew of eight, each rower using a pair of oars.

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

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