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octrain

Pronunciation: /ˈɒktreɪn/

Definition of octrain

noun

rare
  • a group or stanza of eight lines; an octet:he insisted upon adding another octrain to the hymn

Origin:

early 19th century: from oct- + -rain, on the pattern of quatrain

octrain in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of octrain in the US English dictionary