octennium

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin octennium (“8-year [period]”).

Noun

octennium (plural octenniums or octennia)

1. (rare) An eight-year period or cycle.

Synonyms

• octaeteris

Related terms

• (adj.): octennial, octaeteric
• (eight things): octad
• (7-year period): septennium, septenniad, septennary, septenary
• (9-year period): novennium

Anagrams

• emunction