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octateuch

UK/ˈɒktətjuːk/

octateuch noun: a collection of eight books; especially, the first eight books of the Old Testament.

Noun

octateuch (plural octateuchs)

  1. A collection of eight books; especially, the first eight books of the Old Testament.

Forms of octateuch

pluraloctateuchs

Origin of octateuch

From the Late Latin octateuchus, from the Byzantine Greek ὀκτάτευχος [βίβλος] (oktáteukhos [bíblos], “[a volume] containing [the first] eight books [of the Old Testament]”), from the Ancient Greek ὀκτα- (okta-, “eight”, combining variant of ὀκτώ) + τεῦχος (teûkhos, “book”).

Questions about octateuch

What does octateuch mean?
Octateuch means a collection of eight books; especially, the first eight books of the Old Testament.
What part of speech is octateuch?
Octateuch is a noun.
How do you pronounce octateuch?
Octateuch is pronounced /ˈɒktətjuːk/ (UK).
What is the plural of octateuch?
The plural of octateuch is octateuchs.

Words near octateuch in the dictionary

  1. octasulphates
  2. octasulphide
  3. octasulphides
  4. octasyllabic
  5. octasyllabics
  6. octateuch
  7. octateuchs
  8. octathlete
  9. octathletes
  10. octathlon
  11. octathlons

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