Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

octarchy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: octarchy
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A group of eight states.

noun

A government of eight people.

Etymology

From octo- + -archy, on the pattern of heptarchy etc.

Inflected Forms

octarchies (plural)

Derived Forms

octarchic

Frequently Paired Words

government

Synonyms

government

Questions

What does octarchy mean?: A group of eight states.
Where does octarchy come from?: From octo- + -archy, on the pattern of heptarchy etc.

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