octennium

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin octennium (“8-year [period]”).

Noun

octennium (plural octenniums or octennia)

(rare) An eight-year period or cycle.

Synonyms

octaeteris

Related terms

(adj.): octennial, octaeteric
(eight things): octad
(7-year period): septennium, septenniad, septennary, septenary
(9-year period): novennium

Anagrams

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