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noun
Synonym of octennium: An 8-year period, particularly (historical) in Greek calendrical and astronomical calculations.
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Synonyms: octennium
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀκταετηρίς (oktaetērís, “8-year [period]”).
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