octuor

English

Noun

octuor (plural octuors)

  1. (music, archaic) An octet.

French

Etymology

A blend of Latin octo ‘eight’ and a fictitious suffix -tuor, by analogy with Fr. quatuor ‘quartet’ — itself from Lat. quattuor ‘four’.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɥɔ

Noun

octuor m (plural octuors)

  1. (chiefly music) octet

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