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octology

octology is the alternative spelling of octalogy.

Meaning of octalogy

Noun

octalogy (plural octalogies)

  1. (rare) A set of eight works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as eight individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games.
    • 1886 http://books.google.com/books?id=_GgAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA548&dq=%22octalogy%22#v=onepage&q=%22octalogy%22&f=false
      The Shakespearean octalogy which begins with Richard II. and ends with Richard III.

Questions about octology

What is octology the alternative spelling of?
Octology is the alternative spelling of octalogy.

Words near octology in the dictionary

  1. octoid
  2. octoidal
  3. octolateral
  4. octolingual
  5. octolocular
  6. octology
  7. octomer
  8. octomeral
  9. octomeric
  10. octomerize
  11. octomers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: octology (page history and authors); octalogy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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