Definitions for octonary

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octonary oc·to·nar·y

Spelling: [ok-tuh-ner-ee]

IPA: /ˈɒk təˌnɛr i/

Octonary is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 257 anagrams from letters in octonary (acnoorty).

Definitions for octonary

noun

1. a group of eight; an ogdoad.
2. Also, octal. Prosody. a stanza of eight lines.
3. a number in an octonary system.

adjective

1. pertaining to the number 8.
2. consisting of eight.
3. proceeding by eight.
4. octal (def 1).

Origin of octonary

1525-35; Latin octōnārius consisting of eight, equivalent to octōn(ī) eight each + -ārius -ary

Examples for octonary

It is said that the ancient Saxons used the octonary system,220 but how, or for what purposes, is not stated.