octu-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. octuple adj. and n.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin octu-, octo.

Etymology: < classical Latin octu-, combining form (in e.g. octuplus octuple adj.) of octo eight (see octo- comb. form).In English use probably after octuple adj. Found in a small number of formations from the mid 19th cent., apparently earliest in octuplet n.

Forming nouns and adjectives with the sense ‘eight-fold’.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	octu-
释义	octu-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. octuple adj. and n. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin octu-, octo. Etymology: < classical Latin octu-, combining form (in e.g. octuplus octuple adj.) of octo eight (see octo- comb. form).In English use probably after octuple adj. Found in a small number of formations from the mid 19th cent., apparently earliest in octuplet n. Forming nouns and adjectives with the sense ‘eight-fold’. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < comb. form
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