octuor

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French octuor. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Received Pronunciation) /ˈɒktjʊˌɔː/ IPA(key): (General American) /ˈɑktuoɹ/ === Noun === octuor (plural octuors) (music, obsolete) Synonym of octet (“a composition for eight instruments or voices”). === References === == French == === Etymology === A blend of Latin octo ‘eight’ and a fictitious suffix -tuor, by analogy with Fr. quatuor ‘quartet’ — itself from Lat. quattuor ‘four’. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɥɔ === Noun === octuor m (plural octuors) (chiefly music) octet === Further reading === “octuor”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012