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name
The group of eight primordial deities worshipped at Hermopolis in Ancient Egyptian times: Naunet and Nu, Amaunet and Amun, Kauket and Kuk, and Hauhet and Huh.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A thing made up of eight parts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: octet, ogdoas
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noun
the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: eight, 8, VIII, eighter, eighter from Decatur, octad, octonary, octet
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: digit, figure
History
From Ancient Greek ὀγδοάς (ogdoás, “eight, a group of eight”).
From Ancient Greek ὀγδοάς (ogdoás, “eight, a group of eight”). By surface analysis, ogdo- + -ad.
