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octateuch

/ˈɒktətjuːk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
oc-ta-teuch
IPA
/ˈɒktətjuːk/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A collection of eight books; especially, the first eight books of the Old Testament.

Etymology

From the Late Latin octateuchus, from the Byzantine Greek ὀκτάτευχος [βίβλος] (oktáteukhos [bíblos], “[a volume] containing [the first] eight books [of the Old Testament]”), from the Ancient Greek ὀκτα- (okta-, “eight”, combining variant of ὀκτώ) + τεῦχος (teûkhos, “book”).

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈɒktətjuːk/

Inflected Forms

octateuchs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Tetrateuch Pentateuch Hexateuch Heptateuch

Questions

How do you pronounce octateuch?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɒktətjuːk/.
What does octateuch mean?
A collection of eight books; especially, the first eight books of the Old Testament.
Where does octateuch come from?
From the Late Latin octateuchus, from the Byzantine Greek ὀκτάτευχος [βίβλος] (oktáteukhos [bíblos], “[a volume] containing [the first] eight books [of the Old Testament]”), from the Ancient Greek ὀκτα- (okta-, “eight”, combining variant of ὀκτώ) + τεῦχος (teûkhos, “book”).

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