octonary noun & adjective. ['ɒktǝ(ʊ)n(ǝ)ri] M16.
[from Latin octonarius containing eight, from octoni distrib. of octo eight: see -ARY¹.]
A. noun. A group of eight; spec. a stanza of eight lines of verse, esp. of Psalm 119 (118 in the Vulgate). M16.
b. adjective. Pertaining to the number eight: consisting of eight; proceeding by eights; spec. = OCTAL adjective 1. E17.

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