Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA group or set of eight of something. · A group of eight musicians performing together. · A composition for such a group of musicians. · A byte of eight bits. Abbreviation: o
From oct- (“eight”) + -et.
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