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单词 octonarian
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octonarianadj.n.

Brit. /ˌɒktə(ʊ)ˈnɛːrɪən/, U.S. /ˌɑktəˈnɛriən/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin octōnārius.
Etymology: < classical Latin octōnārius a verse of eight feet (see octonary n. and adj.) + -an suffix.. With use as noun compare earlier octonarius n. and slightly earlier octonare n.
Prosody. rare.
A. adj.
Consisting of eight feet.
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octameter1828
octonarian1891
1891 Athenæum 28 Feb. 275/1 Octonarian and septenarian iambic lines.
1965 W. Y. Sellar Rom. Poets of Republic 199 These metres are generally combined with some form of trochaic verse, which again is often exchanged for septenarian or octonarian iambics.
B. n.
A verse of eight feet. Obsolete.
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society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > versification > metre > [noun] > variety of > octameter
octonarius1819
octonare1886
octameter1889
octapody1891
octonarian1892
1892 A. S. Wilkins in Classical Rev. May 221/2 In Varro ὄνος λύρας vii. it is a pity not to recognize the unmistakable octonarians.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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