wēˈtān, F wʸētaⁿ noun
( plural huitains -ānz, -aⁿ(z))
Etymology: Middle French, from huit eight (from Latin octo ) + -ain, from Latin -anus -an — more at eight
1. : octastich
2. : octave 2b
wēˈtān, F wʸētaⁿ noun
( plural huitains -ānz, -aⁿ(z))
Etymology: Middle French, from huit eight (from Latin octo ) + -ain, from Latin -anus -an — more at eight
1. : octastich
2. : octave 2b
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012