oct-
1 Americanabbreviation
abbreviation
abbreviation
combining form
Usage
What does oct- mean? Oct- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “eight.” It is used in a great many scientific and technical terms.Octo- comes from the Greek oktṓ, meaning “eight.” The Latin equivalent, which is almost identical in spelling and pronunciation, is octō.What are variants of oct-?Oct- is a variant of octa- or octo-, which loses its -a- or -o- when combined with words or word elements beginning with vowels.Want to know more? Check out our Words That Use entries for both octa- and octo-.
Example Sentences
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But the FAA said the proposed flight plans during the coming summer season, which runs from March 29 to Oct.
Epstein-data.com maintains an internet archive of all the Epstein files publicly released to date, and Sollenberger found an FBI document in that data trove that showed the agency interviewed this woman four times: On July 24, 2019; Aug. 7 and 20, 2019; and Oct.
From Slate
The Times report about crews being ordered to leave the earlier fire, published Oct.
From Los Angeles Times
Gladys Mae Brown, the second of four children, was born Oct.
Victory said the value represents a 37% premium to Janus Henderson’s unaffected share price as of Oct.
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