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octennium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
octen-ni-um
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An eight-year period.

Etymology

From Late Latin octennium, from octennis (“8-year”) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

octenniums (plural) octennia (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

octennial octaeteric

Synonyms

octaeteris octennial

Questions

What does octennium mean?
An eight-year period.
Where does octennium come from?
From Late Latin octennium, from octennis (“8-year”) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns).

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