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English
Etymology
From oct- + -ad.
Pronunciation
Noun
octad (plural octads)
- A group of eight things.
- Synonym: octonary
- (historical) hundred million = myriad myriad; 100,000,000 = 108
Coordinate terms
- (group) monad, duad/dyad, triad, tetrad, pentad, hexad, hebdomad/heptad, ogdoad/octad, ennead/nonad, decad/decade, hendecad, dodecad/duodecade, chiliad
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