n. , adj. /ok tooh"pli kit, -kayt', -tyooh"-, -tup"li-/ ; v. /ok tooh"pli kayt', -kit, -tyooh"-, -tup"li-/ , n., adj., v., octuplicated, octuplicating .
n.
1. a group, series, or set of eight identical copies (usually prec. by in ).
adj.
2. having or consisting of eight identical parts; eightfold.
3. noting the eighth copy or item.
v.t.
4. to make eight copies of.
5. to make eight times as great, as by multiplying.
[ octuplicatus, equiv. to octupl ( us ) OCTUPLE + plicatus folded (see PLICATE), on the model of quadruplus, quadruplicatus ]