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- noun Plural form of
octad .
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Examples
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As Theor helped Norlak deploy three octads of pike wielders on the foredeck, his hunter's hearts rallied within him.
Three Worlds to Conquer Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1964
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And do you know how many octads of years it would take to clear enough land for even the scantiest ranching?
Three Worlds to Conquer Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1964
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Theor gazed at the looted ruin of a fisher town, the fifteen or more octads of lean dark ships lying at anchor, the army of giants ashore who swarmed into formation as his own folk approached.
Three Worlds to Conquer Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1964
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Theor gazed at the looted ruin of a fisher town, the fifteen or more octads of lean dark ships lying at anchor, the army of giants ashore who swarmed into formation as his own folk approached.
Three Worlds To Conquer Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1964
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And do you know how many octads of years it would take to clear enough land for even the scantiest ranching?
Three Worlds To Conquer Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1964
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As Theor helped Norlak deploy three octads of pike wielders on the foredeck, his hunter's hearts rallied within him.
Three Worlds To Conquer Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1964
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The areas affected were still comparatively small, and the new populations very young: children in the first and second octads of life, guided by a sparse cadre of linguists who under pain of death spoke only the new language.
The Languages of Pao Vance, Jack, 1916- 1958
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