huitain

noun

hui·​tain

wēˈtān,

F wʸētaⁿ

plural huitains

-ānz,

-aⁿ(z)

1

: octastich

2

: octave sense 2b

Word History

Etymology

Middle French, from huit eight (from Latin octo) + -ain, from Latin -anus -an

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