octaeteris en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌɒktaɪˈtɪəɹɪs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌɑktaɪˈtɪɹɪs/ (General-American)
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀκταετηρίς (oktaetērís, “8-year [period]”).
Meanings
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Synonym of octennium: An 8-year period, particularly (historical) in Greek calendrical and astronomical calculations.
The octaëteris, or lunæsolar cycle of eight years, is a form of the lunar reckoning of annual time totally distinct from and independent of the reckoning of solar in the primitive equable calendar.
1852, Edward Greswell, “On the Lunar in Contradistinction to the Solar Modifications of the Primitive Calendar”, in Fasti Temporis Catholici and Origines Kalendariæ. … In Four Volumes, volume I, Oxford: At the Oxford University Press, →OCLC, section V (The Octaëteris), page 564:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| octaeterides | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
octaeteric · enneadecaeteris (19-year lunar cycle) · tetraeteris (4-year lunar cycle) · octennial · octad (eight things) · Metonic cycle (19-year lunar cycle) · tetraeterid (4-year lunar cycle)
Synonyms
Translations (1)
fr octaétéride (octennium — see also octennium)