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octet

/ɒkˈtɛt/

Rhymes with -ɛt

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From oct- (“eight”) + -et.

noun octets · octett · octette

A group or set of eight of something.
Similar: octad, octonary, ogdoad, octuplet, nundine
A group of eight musicians performing together. An octet of waiters sang her "Happy Birthday".
A composition for such a group of musicians.
A byte of eight bits. Abbreviation: o
Similar: byte
rare A group of three bits, representing any of eight possible values. This is done by breaking down each set of permissions (user, group, and other) to represent an octet.

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noun group of eight

Español	octeto
Português	octeto
Français	huitaine
Deutsch	Oktett
Ελληνικά	οκτάδα oktáda, οχτάδα ochtáda
Русский	восьмёрка vosʹmjórka
עברית	שמיניה

noun group of eight musicians performing together

Español	octeto
Português	octeto
Français	octuor
Deutsch	Oktett
Italiano	ottetto
Русский	окте́т oktét
עברית	שמיניה

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@misc{octet_2026,
  title = {octet},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/octet},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}