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单词 octoad
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octoadn.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin octoad-, octoas, ogdoas.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin octoad-, octoas (late 4th cent.), alteration (after classical Latin octo eight: see octo- comb. form) of ogdoas ogdoad n. N.E.D. (1902) gives the pronunciation as (ǫ·ktoˌæ̆d) /ˈɒktəʊæd/.
Obsolete. rare.
= ogdoad n.
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octoad1827
1827 G. Higgins Celtic Druids 180 The ever-happy Octoad of the Christian heretics.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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