octennial

oc·ten·ni·al

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ok-ten-ee-uh l]
- /ɒkˈtɛn i əl/
- /ɒk.ˈte.njəl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ok-ten-ee-uh l]
- /ɒkˈtɛn i əl/

Definitions of octennial word

adjective octennial occurring every eight years. 1
adjective octennial of or for eight years. 1
adjective octennial occurring every eight years 0
adjective octennial lasting for eight years 0
adjective octennial happening every eight years 0
adjective octennial lasting eight years 0

See all 6 definitions of octennial

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Origin of octennial

First appearance:

before 1650

One of the 45% oldest English words

1650-60; < Late Latin octenni(um) eight-year period (oct- oct- + -enn-, combining form of annus year + -ium -ium) + -al1

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Parts of speech for Octennial

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Octennial

octennial popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

octennial usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for octennial

adjective octennial

octadic — Of or pertaining to an octad; eightfold.
octagonal — having eight angles and eight sides.

All 2 Synonyms of octennial