Common Prefixes: Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: oct-

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  1. octogenarian
    being from 80 to 89 years old
  2. octagonal
    of or relating to or shaped like an octagon
  3. octopus
    bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles
  4. octagon
    a shape with eight angles and eight sides
  5. octave
    a musical interval of eight tones
  6. octothorpe
    the (#) symbol
  7. octuple
    having eight units or components
  8. octosyllabic
    having or characterized by or consisting of eight syllables
  9. octopod
    a cephalopod with eight arms but lacking an internal shell
  10. octangular
    of or relating to or shaped like an octagon
  11. octosyllable
    a verse line having eight syllables or a poem of octosyllabic lines
  12. octet
    eight performers or singers who perform together
  13. octahedron
    any polyhedron having eight plane faces
  14. octane
    any isomeric saturated hydrocarbon found in petroleum and used as a fuel and solvent
  15. octameter
    a verse line having eight metrical feet
  16. October
    the month following September and preceding November
Created on Fri May 03 00:45:14 EDT 2024 (updated Fri Jul 26 17:15:44 EDT 2024)

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