octennium
English Edit
Etymology Edit
From Late Latin octennium, from octennis (“8-year”) + -ium (“forming abstract nouns”).
Noun Edit
octennium (plural octenniums or octennia)
- (rare) An eight-year period.
- Coordinate terms: annum, biennium, triennium, quadrennium, quinquennium, sexennium, septennium, novennium, decennium, centennium, quincentennium, millennium, decamillennium, centimillennium, millionennium
Synonyms Edit
Hypernyms Edit
- See octet
Related terms Edit
- (adj.): octennial, octaeteric
References Edit
- “octennial, adj.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2022.
Anagrams Edit
Latin Edit
Etymology Edit
From octennis (“8-year”) + -ium (“forming abstract nouns”).
Noun Edit
octennium n
- (Late Latin) An eight-year period.
Descendants Edit
- → English: octennium