octalogy

noun

Etymology

Formed in imitation of trilogy, with prefix octa-.

Definitions

  1. A set of eight works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single…

    A set of eight works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as eight individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games.

    • 1886 http://books.google.com/books?id=_GgAAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA548&dq=%22octalogy%22#v=onepage&q=%22octalogy%22&f=false The Shakespearean octalogy which begins with Richard II. and ends with Richard III.
    • The Harry Potter films by Warner Bros. are an octalogy.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for octalogy. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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