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octo-

  1. variant of octa-.

    octosyllabic.



octo-

combining form

  1. eight

    octosyllabic

    octagon

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of octo-1

from Latin octo, Greek okto
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Cyber security researchers at CrowdStrike formed the name "Scattered Spider" because of the group's sporadic nature, but other cyber companies have given the cluster nicknames including Octo Tempest and Muddled Libra.

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It's not known who is ultimately using the service to attack the retailers, but some security experts say the tactics seen are similar to that of a loosely coordinated group of hackers who have been called Scattered Spider or Octo Tempest.

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It's not known who is ultimately using the DragonForce service to attack the retailers, but some security experts say the tactics seen are similar to that of a loosely coordinated group of hackers who have been called Scattered Spider or Octo Tempest.

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I joke that we live in a blue-zone, at least for women, because we have so many healthy, active, vibrant female octo- and nonagenarians.

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The college said the students who worked for Weston Media Works through Octo Leisure Limited - both of which were run by Kavanagh - were not "placed by Weston College or registered as our students".

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When To Use

What does octo- mean?

Octo- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “eight.” It is used in a great many scientific and technical terms.Octo- comes from te Greek ǰṓ, meaning “eight.” The Latin equivalent, which is almost identical in spelling and pronunciation, is dzō.What are variants of octo-?When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, octo- becomes oct-, as in octane. Another variant of octo- is octa-, as in octastyle. Want to know more? Check out our 51Թs That Use entries for both oct- and octa-.

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