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Definition of: octennial
(ok·ten′ē·əl) adjective
1. Recurring at intervals of eight years.
2. Occupying periods of eight years. [<L octennium a period of eight years <octo eight + annus a year]
—oc·ten′ni·al·ly adverb
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