† octasemicadj. [ < octa-comb. form + semen. + -icsuffix, after post-classical Latin octasemus (4th cent.), Greek ὀκτάσημος in scholia (medieval Greek or earlier) on Aeschylus Seven against Thebes 103] ProsodyObsoleterare containing eight morae or units of time.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
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1891 Cent. Dict. (at cited word) The orthius has as octasemic thesis.