"octa-" meaning in English

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Prefix

Etymology: From Ancient Greek ὀκτα- (okta-, “eight”); compare ὀκτώ (oktṓ). Etymology templates: {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|grc|ὀκτα-||eight}} Ancient Greek ὀκτα- (okta-, “eight”), {{m|grc|ὀκτώ}} ὀκτώ (oktṓ) Head templates: {{head|en|prefixes}} octa-
  1. eight Wikipedia link: number prefix Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Eight Synonyms: oct-, octo-, ogdo- Derived forms: octagon, octahedron, octad, octane, octomino, octave Related terms: number

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