octennial (not comparable)
Occurring every eight years.
Lasting or taking eight years.
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Oc*ten"ni*al, a. Etym: [L. octennium a period of eight years; octo eight + annus year.]
Definition: Happening every eighth year; also, lasting a period of eight years. Johnson.
– Oc*ten"ni*al*ly, adv.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
