ogdoad

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀγδοάς (ogdoás, “eight, a group of eight”). By surface analysis, ogdo- + -ad.

Synonyms

eight, 8, VIII, eighter, eighter from Decatur, octad, octonary, octet

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