English Explanatory Dictionary

octennium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An eight-year period.

Word forms

octennium octenniums octennia

Etymology

From Late Latin octennium, from octennis (“8-year”) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns).

Synonyms

octaeteris octennial

Related words

octennial octaeteric
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